A European hypersonic startup is promising enticing journey times such as Frankfurt to Sydney in four hours 15, or Memphis to Dubai in three hours 30. 9News
The fuelWhile other top contenders in the field such as Boom Supersonic are "focusing more on the development of the mockups and understanding of how it works and trying to get these piloted aircraft working, we're going directly to autonomous flights".
Hydrogen is the Destinus fuel of choice due to it being a clean, renewable energy source, increasingly inexpensive to produce, and capable of helping it realise its speed and long-range ambitions. "We try to go very, very ultra-long range with our vehicles," says Löfqvist, "and that is to fly from Europe all the way to Australia at Mach 5. Using kerosene means that the vehicle would become quite heavy, while hydrogen is very light in comparison.
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