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Charley Rattan
Charley Rattan
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Supersonic Drone Almost Hit the Speed of Sound on a Test Flight

The prototype, which measures eight feet long and weighs 300 pounds, was powered by a hydrogen peroxide monopropellant engine for its initial jaunt in the sky.

The production model will be equipped with a revolutionary Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE), though.

The robotic aircraft was dropped at an altitude of 12,000 feet and accelerated to a top speed of Mach 0.9 (691 mph) while flying for 10 miles. The aerospace startup added that the engine was running at 80 percent thrust to keep the drone cruising under Mach 1, a.k.a. the speed of sound.

 

 

 

Venus Aerospace’s robotic aircraft flew to a bonkers Mach 0.9.

 

 

 

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