Hermeus Starts Testing Iron Bird For Quarterhorse Demonstrator

Credit: Hermeus
Hypersonic vehicle designer Hermeus has launched testing of a powered “Iron Bird” for the subscale Quarterhorse flight demonstrator ahead of scheduled flight tests next year. The Quarterhorse Mk. 0, a less-than-40-ft.-long mockup featuring the turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) Chimera 1 engine...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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