3D-printed hypersonic airframe clears trials

An artist’s render of the vehicle. PIC COURTESY/X/Hypersonix Launch Systems

Hypersonix Launch Systems has announced the successful completion of vibration testing on its DART AE hypersonic technology demonstrator.

These tests validated the test vehicle's structural reliability and integrity ahead of upcoming flight tests.

The aircraft is the first hypersonic launch platform with an entirely 3D-printed airframe produced from high-temperature alloys. DART AE is around 3 meters long and it has a mass of roughly 300 kg.

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