Hermeus Receives First Pratt Engine For Hypersonic Darkhorse

Darkhorse

Credit: Hermeus
Startup aircraft developer Hermeus has received the first Pratt & Whitney F100-229 military turbofan for integration into the core of the upscaled Chimera 2 turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) engine in development for the company’s Darkhorse hypersonic vehicle. The 29,000-lb.-thrust F100-229, which...
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