Hermeus

Hermeus Corporation is an American startup company designing a Hypersonic airliner.

History

The company was founded in 2018 and received an initial round of funding led by Khosla Ventures.

In March 2022, the company raised a $100 million series B investment round led by Sam Altman. Other investors in the round included Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, In-Q-Tel, and existing investors Khosla Ventures, Canaan Partners, and Bling Capital.

Aircraft

The aircraft under development is planned to fly at Mach 5 with a range of 4,600 miles (7,400 km). The company claims to have designed, built, and successfully tested a Mach 5 engine prototype in the span of 9 months. In August 2020, Hermeus received a $1.5 million contract from the United States Air Force to develop their proposed aircraft to enter and serve the American presidential fleet in the future and function as a possible Air Force One.

See also

• Aerion
• Boom Supersonic
• Exosonic
• Spike Aerospace

References

External links

• Official website
• McManus, Brian (February 29, 2024). "This Could Be The Next Air Force One - Hermeus". Real Engineering. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via YouTube.
• Quarterhorse: The Future of Hypersonic Flight. Megaprojects. Simon Whistler. 13 May 2024. hgNjLLNirRo on YouTube.

1. Hypersonic flight
2. Khosla Ventures
3. General Electric J85
4. Concorde
5. Exosonic
6. Air Force One
7. Halcyon
8. Boom Overture
9. Hermes (disambiguation)
10. Boeing C-32
11. Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst
12. SAI Quiet Supersonic Transport
13. Tupolev Tu-244
14. Convair Model 58-9
15. Boom XB-1
16. Supersonic business jet
17. Spike S-512
18. Sukhoi-Gulfstream S-21
19. Tupolev Tu-144
20. Soviet industrial espionage of Concorde