The Engine That Will Make Air Force One Hypersonic
Imagine if POTUS could fly from coast to coast in under an hour.
By Kyle Mizokami
Aug 7, 2020
The U.S. Air Force is funding an aviation startup working on a combined cycle engine.
Hermeus’s combined cycle engine can work like a regular turbofan or ramjet engine, reaching a speed of Mach 5.
The Air Force thinks the best application for the engine, oddly enough, is a future Air Force One.
Hermeus, a Georgia-based aviation startup, has announced a contract with the U.S. Air Force to develop its idea for a hypersonic aircraft engine. The Air Force department funding the project is the Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate, the team that manages Air Force One. A Mach 5 aircraft could allow the president to fly from New York to London in 90 minutes, instead of the 7 hours it takes today.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a33547925/hypersonic-air-force-one-combined-cycle-engine/
