{"id":644792,"date":"2024-11-19T14:18:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T11:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rocket-plane-blasts-through-sound-barrier-on-route-to-hypersonic-flight\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T14:18:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T11:18:22","slug":"rocket-plane-blasts-through-sound-barrier-on-route-to-hypersonic-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rocket-plane-blasts-through-sound-barrier-on-route-to-hypersonic-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rocket plane blasts through sound barrier on route to hypersonic flight\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30403f5b999\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30403f5b999\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rocket-plane-blasts-through-sound-barrier-on-route-to-hypersonic-flight\/#Cheaper_access_to_space\" >Cheaper access to space<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2024%2F11%2Fdawn-aerospace-hypersonic-rocket-aircraft-startup.jpg&amp;signature=5d6d5c9b378158eec5c6b3eb0978d170\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dawn Aerospace has flown its rocket-powered aircraft past the speed of sound, the latest milestone on its path to its first commercial flights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the test, which took place on New Zealand\u2019s South Island, <\/span><span>the startup\u2019s Mk-II Aurora aircraft reached Mach 1.1 and an altitude of 25 kilometres. Dawn <\/span><span>said this marks the first time a civil aircraft has flown supersonic since Concorde.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The feat comes after <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aurora hit Mach 0.92<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in August, which, at the time, was three times the speed and five times the height of its previous test conducted in 2023. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dawn\u2019s aircraft just keeps on getting faster. The end goal is to go hypersonic (6,173\u201312,348 km\/h) and fly over 100 km above the Earth \u2014 twice in one day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mk II Aurora, Flight 57,  Supersonic Flight, 12th November 2024\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/XjIlE-RZUmw\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">Webinar: Unicorn DNA: The Blueprint for Scaling Success<\/p>\n<p>What does it take to build a unicorn? On November 19, 3pm CET, top executives of unicorn companies will reveal the mindset, strategies, and innovative thinking that propelled their companies to the top.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs a company, we have been working for more than seven years to design, develop, test, and deliver supersonic flight. We are now achieving this and will start commercial payload operations in the coming months,\u201d said Stefan Powell, CEO of Dawn Aerospace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company, headquartered in the Netherlands and New Zealand, claims that during the test last week the Aurora also broke the world record for the fastest aircraft to climb from ground level to 20 km. The spaceplane made the ascent in just 118.6 seconds, beating the previous record set in the 1970s by a highly modified F-15 fighter jet.\u00a0<\/span><b\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis milestone sets the stage for Aurora to become the world\u2019s highest and fastest-flying aircraft and paves the way for the first operational hypersonic aircraft, redefining what\u2019s possible in aviation,\u201d said Powell.<\/span><b\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cheaper_access_to_space\"><\/span>Cheaper access to space<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kiwi Stefan Powell and his brother James founded Dawn Aerospace in 2016 alongside Dutchman Jeroen Wink, and the two Germans Tobias Knop and Robert Werner. The team hopes to unlock<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cheaper, quicker access to space for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications such as microgravity research, atmospheric <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>, Earth observation, and testing high-speed flight.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dawn has spent just $10mn on its flight programme to date and looks to complete it using just $20mn \u2014 pennies for an aerospace company.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> One can assume that these low production costs will also translate into cheap flights for customers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dawn\u2019s lean approach to tech development stands out in an industry dominated by billionaire-funded startups and deep-pocketed governments. The company generates some additional revenue from its other business line, which builds low emissions propulsions systems for satellites. Nevertheless, it\u2019s looking to do something quite remarkable given its limited cash runway.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup\u2019s ultimate vision is to build an orbital stage aircraft, dubbed Mk-III, that could transport satellites into low-Earth orbit, putting it in direct competition with Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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