Controlled Dive to Get to First Mach 5 Drones in 2026
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6PZKD)
Hypersonic plane startup, Hermeus, plans to make a plane faster than the SR-71 blackbird spy plane. the SR-71 could reach mach 3.3 and fly at 85000 to 100,000 feet in altitude. Quarterhorse Mk 2 will fly with this precooler-F100 engine combination and be capable of hitting speeds greater than Mach 2.5. The entire Chimera engine, ...