HELLO-1X
Technology Demonstrator Vehicle
The HELLO-1X is a piloted vehicle with an unmanned option. It is a hypersonic demonstrator vehicle designed to cruise at a speed of Mach 5 using multi-fuel engines (DASS GNX). This aircraft is designed to take-off from a runway, climb to an altitude between 28 - 32 km, cruise at Mach 5, and glide back to base. The vehicle will test our technologies at scale and ultimately lead the way for the development of HELLO-1 and HELLO-2.
Specifications
Cruise Altitude: 28-32 km (90,000-100,000 ft)
Cruise Speed: Mach 5
Flight Systems Testbed
Defense Applications
Hypersonic Research
Pilot Training Platform
Avionics Testbed
Capabilities
Airframe Thermo-Mechanical Testing Facility
The HAF Facility is a facility designed to apply both thermal and mechanical loading to airframes at full scale with the purpose of gaining an understanding of how the airframe will perform under flight loads. This test cell will be completely mobile and capable of subjecting an airframe to temperatures approaching 1400 Celsius.
Specifications
Max temperature: 1400 C (2552 F)
Effective test cell length: 18.2 m (60 ft)
Thermal loading provided by 1 or more afterburning turbojet engines
Mechanical loading provided by an array of hydraulic cylinders
Load application rate between 30 - 60 s
80 kg/s mass flow rate. Additional flow can be added in multiples of 80 kg/s
Capabilities
Capable of applying loads representative of those experienced by a hypersonic aircraft during flight.
Capable of exceeding 135% of flight profile design loads at maximum cell operating temperature
Test cell is completely mobile
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