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Hermeus Progresses Toward Hypersonics with Engine Demo

Hermeus demonstrated the ability of its Chimera engine to transition from turbojet to ramjet, which is key for hypersonic travel.

Hermeus's Chimera engine completed a successful demonstration of turbojet to ramjet in testing at the Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo: Hermeus)

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

November 17, 2022

Hermeus took another step forward in its quest to bring hypersonic transportation to market, demonstrating turbojet to ramjet transition within its engine, Chimera. The Atlanta-based company called the demonstration “one of the most important technological feats to making operational hypersonic flight a reality.”

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