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Old 12th December 2025 | 23:18
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Jonny Chi
 
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Originally Posted by cavuman1
Astro Mechanica has joined forces with UK electric motor specialist Helix to build the DualityTM hybrid-electric engine, a combined-cycle propulsion system designed to deliver efficient Mach-3, long-range supersonic flight at commercially viable costs.
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Does this make sense? Will it achieve operational status, or is it built with unobtainium?

- Ed
Drag = velocity squared. Unless they can find a way to violate laws of physics then M3 will burn 9x the fuel as at M1.
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