Hermeus is testing a hybrid jet-ramjet aircraft in New Mexico designed to reach Mach 5. The ramjet ignites at high speed to push the plane toward hypersonic flight, with plans for military use first and then commercial routes like New York to London in 90 minutes.
Okay, I am at the spaceport in New Mexico. Here it is, and we're gonna see this bad boy fly today. It's from Hermeus. They're trying to go hypersonic. This one doesn't go hypersonic quite yet, but that is the goal. First for military aircraft, and then maybe one day for commercial aircraft go New York to London in like 90 minutes at Mach 5. This has this like hybrid engine which is part regular airplane engine and then a ramjet engine kicks in to get it, uh, going past Mach 5. And we get to see it fly today. Exciting!
