News: Hypersonix Launch Systems Hypersonic Aircraft

Hypersonic With Hypersonix Launch Systems
​

If this is the first time that you have heard of Hypersonix Launch Systems (HLS), it is because they are a relatively new startup out of Australia. For now the company is working on uncrewed vehicles in collaboration with entities like NASA and particular militaries. However, the longer term aim is to make the passenger and commercial aviation available on this hypersonic platform.

However, while its use case in passenger or commercial space is not going to be immediate as the regulatory hurdles to bring a hypersonic passenger aircraft to market are extremely complex, its use in applications like military spy programs and even missiles are going to be the immediate uses. Hypersonix has been in the attention of the U.S military and has already attracted backing from the U.S defense on the launching of the Hypersonix DART AE, a small hypersonic demonstrator which is to be powered by a Spartan scramjet.

Hypersonix also received a contract in 2024 from the UK Defence Ministry for developments of hypersonic missiles. The Australian company out of Brisbane says that it is offering its technologies for a wider swathe of the aerospace industry rather than just defense/military and passenger commercial applications. Hypersonix is keeping its options wide open. The scramjet technology will be able to range from Mach 5 to Mach 12.

What is also interesting is the fact that the Spartan scramjet engine is the world's first fully 3D-printed scramjet engine. They would be 3D printed from high-temperature alloys. The propulsion fuel as well is going to be hydrogen which means that the by-product is water vapour. Hypersonix is developing multiple demonstrator aircraft. The first will be the DART AE, followed by the VISR which is slightly larger and will be able to run from Mach 5 to Mach 10. The Delta Velos is the third major demonstrator aircraft in the lineup which will be able to fly to space on scramjet power.

For more information:

Hypersonix
2 Ron Boyle Crescent

Carole Park, QLD 4300
Australia
www.hypersonix.com

***​