Hermeus

Hermeus Corporation is an American startup company from Atlanta, Georgia developing a 20-passenger hypersonic airliner called Halcyon.[1]

History

The company was founded in 2018[2] and received an initial round of funding led by Khosla Ventures.[3]

Aircraft
Artist depiction of the Halcyon aircraft in flight.

The aircraft under development is planned to fly at Mach 5 with a range of 4,600 miles (7,400 km).[4] The company claims to have designed, built, and successfully tested a Mach 5 engine prototype in the span of 9 months.[5] In August 2020, Hermeus received a $1.5 million contract from the United States Air Force to develop their proposed aircraft to enter and serve the American presidential fleet in the future and function as a possible Air Force One.[6]

See also

References
  1. "HALCYON". Hermeus.
  2. "Hermeus wins seed funding for hypersonic aircraft, with former Blue Origin president as adviser". GeekWire. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. Berger, Eric (13 May 2019). "Hermeus announces plan to build the fastest aircraft in the world". Ars Technica. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. "Hermeus | Hypersonic Aircraft Startup | Atlanta". Hermeus. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. "Aug 06, 2020". Hermeus. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. Niles, Russ (6 September 2020). "Air Force Eying Supersonic Air Force One". AVweb. Retrieved 7 September 2020.


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