MD-22 Hypersonic Aircraft
Length: 10.8m
Width: 4.5m
Height: 1.6m
Weight: 1 Ton
Speed: 0-7 Mach
Max Range: 8000km
Source:
Zhuhai Airshow 2022
MD-22 Hypersonic Aircraft
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MD-22 Hypersonic Aircraft
Length: 10.8m
Width: 4.5m
Height: 1.6m
Weight: 1 Ton
Speed: 0-7 Mach
Max Range: 8000km
Source:
Zhuhai Airshow 2022
Perhaps this thread can be used for all kinds of hypersonic aircraft in general?
Some kind of air breathing wz8 ?
It's unmanned, hypersonic, test bed for space/6th generation fighters and some hint it's China's answer to the United States Stratolaunch Talon-A.
MD-22 Plaque.
That was my impression as well, though it seems to be slightly more sophisticated in that it is designed to take-off and land on its own. It potentially could be air breathing given it looks like it has some sort of intake on the bottom, but given the description on the plaque you provided it looks like it can use various take-off methods (meaning various propulsion systems).
I am interested to see if the MD-22 is explored further and interested to see how the Talon program (Talon-A and Talon+) proceed.
While I was typing this I decided to check in on Hermeus to see what they are up to, and it seems they have just announced some interesting changes to their vehicles!
Quaterhorse (Mach 4 TBCC turbo-jet to ram-jet engine)
Darkhorse (military UAV capable of "hypersonic" flight - no engine type or specifications)
That was my impression as well, though it seems to be slightly more sophisticated in that it is designed to take-off and land on its own. It potentially could be air breathing given it looks like it has some sort of intake on the bottom, but given the description on the plaque you provided it looks like it can use various take-off methods (meaning various propulsion systems).
I am interested to see if the MD-22 is explored further and interested to see how the Talon program (Talon-A and Talon+) proceed.
While I was typing this I decided to check in on Hermeus to see what they are up to, and it seems they have just announced some interesting changes to their vehicles!
Quaterhorse (Mach 4 TBCC turbo-jet to ram-jet engine)
Darkhorse (military UAV capable of "hypersonic" flight - no engine type or specifications)
Essentially you're creating an unmanned, unseen, exosphere to stratosphere Air Force that if fully ironed out could destroy/monitor anything on the ground, sea, air and orbit i.e aggressor satellites.
Unsure if perfectly related but more related air launched vehicles
Wind tunnel models MD-22 and other air-launched design
Wind tunnel models MD-22 and other air-launched design