hypersonic Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/hypersonic/ Mechanically-minded travel Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:44:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 A new rocket engine could open the way to hypersonic airliners https://mechtraveller.com/2025/06/a-new-rocket-engine-could-open-the-way-to-hypersonic-airliners/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/06/a-new-rocket-engine-could-open-the-way-to-hypersonic-airliners/#respond Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:37:12 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=11750 A Texas-based start-up, Venus Aerospace, is developing a next-generation rocket engine that could power hypersonic* aircraft. This includes passenger aircraft flying from conventional runways. They aim to reach speeds between four to six times the speed of sound. At Mach 4, passengers could leave London and arrive in New York just 90 mins later. Concorde […]

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