Why bother with Exosonic’s Air Force One concept, when the Hermeus Quarterhorse is in development? This hypersonic aircraft is reportedly capable of flying at 5-times the speed of sound.
This means that a typical long haul flight from New York to Paris would take a mere 90 minutes, compared to the 7.5 hours it normally takes today. The aircraft itself boasts a titanium construction designed to withstand ultra-high speeds, powered by a turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) propulsion system. In other words, the aircraft uses a conventional turbojet to accelerate to a high enough speed for a ramjet or scramjet to take over.
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One of our goals in supporting companies like Hermeus, is to expand the Defense Industrial Base for both aircraft manufacture, and hypersonic propulsion development. Ultimately we want to have options within the commercial aircraft marketplace for platforms that can be modified for enduring Air Force missions such as senior leader transport, as well as mobility, ISR, and possibly other mission sets,” said Brig. Gen. Jason Lindsey, the Program Executive Officer for Presidential & Executive Airlift.
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