At the UP Summit in the USA, the startup Venus Aerospace, which creates hypersonic aircraft, presented
What is known about the aircraft?
Stargazer will operate as hypersonica next-generation drone, as well as a manned aircraft that can move at a speed of Mach 9 (≈11,025 km/h). In both cases, the Stargazer is hypothetically capable of flying from Tokyo to Los Angeles in about an hour. Hypersonic aircraft of this type can take off from a conventional airport at subsonic speeds, and then rush to the edge of outer space at an altitude of 52,000 m in hypersonic mode.
The proposed dimensions of the aircraft are 30.5 min width and 46 m in length when the actual physical layout is built. The Stargazer weighs 150,000 pounds (68,039 kg) and can accommodate up to 12 passengers.
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The plane has a futuristic shape with a needle nose and is radically different from most passenger aircraft.
The team plans to keep the windows in design,as the view from the heights will be spectacular, Duggleby explained in an interview with Flying. He stated: “We think that existing window technologies will allow us to do this.”
He wouldn't reveal what kind of fuel the space plane would run on, but said it would not leave a carbon footprint.
One of the problems encountereddevelopers - determine the sound signature. Venus Aerospace engineers worked with NASA at the Johnson Space Center. There they gained access to information about the sonic boom as part of the Space Shuttle program. Tests have shown that at the altitude and speed of the Stargazer plane, people will not hear it.
What is known about Venus Aerospace?
Venus Aerospace is a startup in the fieldhigh technology, founded by Sarah and Andrew Duggleby. The company aims to build a Mach 9 hypersonic aircraft that will transport people around the world in a matter of hours.
The presentation at the summit is the culminationintensive project work that began since the founding of the company in 2020 . Subsequently, Venus Aerospace received funding from investors for almost $33 million. It was obtained through investments from venture capitalists and government funding in the amount of $1 million.
Venus Aerospace also recently announced that the company has received $20 million from Prime Movers Lab.
The team is working on three main technologies:a next-generation zero-emission rocket engine, unique aircraft design and advanced cooling that will allow the spaceplane to take off from existing spaceports and infrastructure.
What is the future of aircraft?
Venus has already developed and built the engine fortechnology demonstrations and conducted key testing in hypersonic wind tunnels and power labs across the country. The company hopes to begin testing subsonic and supersonic models next year.
If and when Stargazer leaves the ground,the promise of taking passengers across the globe at absurd speeds will be tempting to people who can afford it. Still, since the Concorde crash in July 2000, the public has been understandably concerned about the safety of supersonic vehicles, Gizmodo notes. . Recall that at that time the Air France airliner Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde 101 was operating charter flight AFR 4590 on the route Paris - New York, but while accelerating along the runway, engine No. 1 caught fire. More than 100 people died. So, in addition to the engineering challenges, Venus Aerospace may have to deal with the psychological barriers of potential customers. If they succeed in implementing the project, Stargazer - the fastest passenger jet in history - will become a reality.
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