hypersonic engines,” said Hermeus co-founder and CEO AJ Piplica.“The few test facilities available have years-long waitlists and are prohibitively expensive. The commercially operated testing services that we will offer at our HEAT facility are more economical and responsive to dynamic test requirements and are better suited to match the ever-changing needs of the warfighter.” Hermeus plans to field Halcyon, a 20-passenger Mach 5 aircraft that is planned for commercial markets, in the next decade. pressure conditions required for upper supersonic and lower hypersonic flight modeling. This will enable Hermeus to test hypersonic technologies for both the Department of Defense and commercial partners. Various engines and propulsion subsystems will be tested, from a Pratt & Whitney F100 engine to Hermeus’ hypersonic Chimera engine. Company executives also expect the location to serve as a flight test site. “The United States is lacking in the capability to rapidly and economically test air-breathing 8 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 09
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