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Get to know Hermeus and the future of hypersonic aircraft travel. Hermeus is a startup developing hypersonic aircraft to connect the world faster than ever before. At Mach 5, more than twice the speed of the supersonic Concorde, passengers will be able to

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    • Oct 8, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Hermeus in LA

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 40:15


    Our LA office is growing! It's home to a lot of our hardcore engineering work as well as smaller, highly complex component and subassembly builds. Listen in as Daniel Budenstein, Neel Dutta, Francis Moscal, and Tatum Hardy discuss what it's like to work at our LA office and how it compares to HQ back in Atlanta. 00:00 - 03:10 - Welcome to the LA Office 03:10 - 08:01 - LA office vs. Atlanta office: key differences 08:01 - 09:28 - A Day in the LA Office 09:28 - 21:40 - Hermeus vs. other aerospace companies: what sets Hermeus apart 21:40 - 34:16 - Segment: This or That? 34:16 - Hermeus frequently asked questions

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    Special Guest: Art 'Turbo' Tomassetti

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 50:10


    Test pilot Art "Turbo" Tomassetti was one of only a handful of pilots to fly the X-35 – which was of course, the precursor to the F-35. Famously, he flew "Mission X" which consisted of a short takeoff, level supersonic flight, and a vertical landing, which had not been accomplished before in a single flight. Turbo shares this story and more with members of the Hermeus Flight Test team. 00:00 – Introductions 02:47 – Difference between test pilots and pilots 08:17 – The allure of X-planes and first flights 14:49 – The F-35 "Hat Trick" and "Mission X" flights 22:36 – Preparation for a flight test mission 30:00 – The X-35 vs the X-32 34:37 – The challenges Hermeus is tackling 39:04 – Autonomous flight and pilots 43:58 – What is an aircraft you wished you has flown? 48:43 – Turbo, what are you up to today?

    Airplanes and Hot Takes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 41:53


    The Hermeus Flight Test team hops on the podcast to judge, drool over, and poke fun at famous aircraft. We've got an Air Force test pilot, a Navy test pilot, and a flight test engineer from the Royal Air Force – their knowledge runs deep and their opinions are strong! PODCAST GUESTS AJ Piplica – Founder, CEO Don "Krash" Kaderbek – VP of Test Pat "Vanna" Svatek – Director of Propulsion Test Mick "Ramjet" Mansfield – Director of Flight Test The Flight Test team is hiring! https://www.hermeus.com/careers

    Special Guests from 'Real Engineering'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 48:40


    Real Engineering is probably our favorite channel on YouTube. They unpack some of the world's most epic engineering challenges with clarity and depth. It was a pleasure to have the channel's creator Brian McManus and his colleague Graham Haerther on the podcast to chat about the art of science communication and the future of YouTube and digital media. And yes, there just might be a forthcoming Real Engineering video about hypersonic flight...

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    The Dream Team Assembles!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 44:37


    From Skunk Works, Blue Origin, and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency – our board of advisors create a dream team of aerospace wisdom. In this episode we're joined by members of our Board of Advisors to chat about the Hermeus early days and the progress we've made. Rob Meyerson, Rob Weiss, and Keith Masback were some of Hermeus earliest supporters. They bring together a wealth of knowledge from the aerospace world and we are privileged to have them as our advisors.

    Defense Tech, Startups, and More with John Coogan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 49:12


    Thrilled to host special guest John Coogan on the podcast. John's working on a video about us and took an hour to hop on the pod to chat about running startups, starting a YouTube Channel, and of course, fast airplanes! 00:04 – President for a day? Bring back the SR-71 01:47 – Technical recruiting in the early days of a startup 02:50 – John's background: Soylent and Lucy 06:40 – Lessons learned from building two companies 10:18 – Defense Tech and Founders Fund 15:15 – Is there a key indicator for startup success? 17:44 – Authenticity, communications, brand, and social media 28:02 – Different types of "risks" in venture-backed startups 36:55 – Skunk Works – what made them so special? 41:54 – John's impressions of Hermeus

    Startups

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 77:53


    Lieutenant General Clint Hinote's 35-year career in the Air Force has taken him from inside the cockpit of an F-117 to inside the Pentagon. He has most recently been focused on how to best leverage innovative technology to fortify national security. Freshly retired, we were honored to have him join us for a chat about how startups and the Department of Defense can better work together. 00:51 – Lt. Gen. Clint “Q” Hinote introduction 09:14 – The Future Force 17:11 – What startups wanting to work with the DoD should know 27:23 – Relationship with Venture Capital, entrepreneurs, and the DoD 29:27 – How can the DoD signal to Venture Capital what they need? 38:25 – aligning timelines between the startup, the VCs, and the customer 41:27 – Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution 44:33 – The Defense Department is not a market, it's a customer 47:37 – Building relationships and trust while working with the government 50:12 – Learning, iterating, risk-taking 54:55 – NASA getting contracting right with COTS program 01:07:18 – Balancing what we're asking the military to do now and what we're asking them to do in the future 01:11:07 – “Purple thinking”: branches of the military working together

    Hypersonic Fever! With Chris Combs and Alex Hollings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 76:30


    Oh do we have a treat for you! We're joined by a couple hypersonic "influencers", Dr. Chris Combs of the University of Texas at San Antonio and Alex Hollings, the Editor in Chief of Sandboxx News, for a thrilling, engaging, and occasionally controversial conversation about the state of hypersonics in the world today. 00:00 - Intros 03:06 - What is hypersonics? What is hype and what is reality? 08:58 - Hypersonic planes vs hypersonic weapons 13:07 - What are the most interesting problems in hypersonics? 18:50 - Airplanes are objectively cool 22:00 - Airplane development timelines 24:57 - Testing and developing complex air and spacecraft 37:43 - NASA vs SpaceX development approach 55:27 - Assessing risk and how failure breeds success 58:02 - Perceptions vs reality 01:00:15 - Scramjet, boost-glide, and ramjet hypersonic flight 01:01:42 - Highly coupled systems 01:03:43 - The hardest thing about hypersonics: people 01:10:02 - Alex Hollings on Hermeus and Defense reporting 01:14:41 - Wrap up and where to find Chris and Alex

    Hermeus in the Cloud (the AWS cloud that is)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 38:52


    In this episode of the podcast we bring on a couple all-stars from our Amazon Web Services team to discuss how we approach software development, high performance compute, data storage, and security. Naturally, the conversation gets into some AI and ML speculation and sci-fi movie talk. PODCAST GUESTS: Nandu Shah: VP of Information, Hermeus Jay Naves: Sr. Solutions Architect, AWS Scott Dieckhaus: Aerospace World Wide Solutions Leader, AWS Scott McCutchen: Senior DevOps Engineer, Hermeus

    SXSW Special – Atoms vs Bits: Complex Hardware Makes a Comeback

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 58:47


    Hypersonics, space, nuclear, carbon capture... Complex hardware is making a comeback and creating an exciting future! Hermeus Founder and COO Skyler Shuford is joined by Darby Dunn of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Casey Handmer of Terraform Industries, and space industry expert Lauren Lyons to discuss how hardware companies will change the world by 2050.

    What is "Hard Tech"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 54:46


    We call ourselves a "hard tech" company. Not only because we're so hardware focused but also because of the magnitude of the challenge we're facing in building hypersonic aircraft. In this episode we talk about what makes a company a hard tech company and why we're all drawn to jobs making hardware. In this podcast: Marty Berman: Director of Content & Marketing Skyler Shuford: Founder and COO Nandu Shah: VP of Information Glenn Case: Founder and CTO If you're at SXSW this year, see Skyler on stage for the Atoms vs Bits panel! He'll be chatting with Darby Dunn, Lauren Lyons, and Casey Handmer about all things "hard tech". More information here: https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP128759

    All Things Additive (3D Printing)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 39:46


    If it isn't obvious how excited we are about additive manufacturing – just listen to 10 minutes of this episode. 3D printing allows us to iterate quickly, minimize waste, and have more control over our supply chain. In this episode we talk about all these things and speculate about the promising future of additive. PODCAST GUESTS Glenn Case – Founder, CTO Sam Kelly – Additive Manufacturing Engineer Matt Karesh – Technical Business Development Manager, Velo3D Jordan Fisher – Senior Propulsion Engineer

    Quarterhorse to Flight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 52:47


    This year at Hermeus is all about building Quarterhorse and getting to first flight! In this episode we chat about what it's going to take to build and test such a unique airplane.

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    Founders AMA (LIVE from The Factory)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 38:07


    Our first Live AMA brings founders Skyler, Mike, and Glenn together to answer burning questions from our online followers. Tune in to hear them reflect on the year, give a sneak peek on what's to come, and field questions from our Live YouTube audience.

    Manufacturing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 63:21


    This episode is for the builders. Those who manipulate metal, contort composites, and revel in riveting. Hear from the manufacturing team at Hermeus about how we get stuff built.

    Startups and National Security

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 72:45


    Venture-backed startups have never been more important to our national security. In this defense-focused episode we dive into what it's like working with the Department of Defense (DoD) and how to accelerate public-private partnerships in such a complicated field. PODCAST GUESTS Dan Kliman – Director for National Security Strategy Sarah Mineiro – Principal, The Potomac Advocates AJ Piplica – Founder, CEO Zach Shore – VP, Growth

    Women Engineering the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 49:34


    In this episode we're thrilled to host Ana Kraft, CEO of Xena Workwear! Ana joins three leaders at Hermeus to discuss career advice, role models, entrepreneurship, and navigating a career in a male-dominated field.

    Big Swing Investing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 44:32


    It takes a hunger and a framework for risk to bet big on the revolution of air travel. In this episode of The Hermeus Podcast, we talk with Hermeus investors about growth, strategy, and resilience in the world of venture capital. PODCAST GUESTS AJ Piplica – Founder, CEO Sven Strohband – Managing Director, Khosla Ventures Skyler Shuford - Founder, COO Richard Boyle – General Partner, Canaan

    Flying the SR-71 “Blackbird”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 78:40


    The SR-71 “Blackbird” is a legendary aircraft. It remains the world's fastest airplane – a title it has held since the 60s. In this special episode of The Hermeus Podcast we chat with two former pilots of the SR-71 and get into some rather thrilling stories. PODCAST GUESTS Skyler Shuford – Founder, COO Tom Veltri – Retired USAF Lt. Col. Robert Behler – Retired USAF Maj. Gen. Michelle Tyrlik – Sr. Flight Test Engineer

    The Science of Flight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 48:36


    The Flight Sciences Team knows the aircraft inside and out. Aerodynamics, mass properties, performance, stability and control, loads – flight sciences analyzes it all and works with each team to make sure our aircraft performs. PODCAST GUESTS Skyler Shuford – Founder, COO James Shields – Aerodynamics Engineer Tatum Hardy – Aerospace Engineer Wes Vinson – Head of Darkhorse Engineering

    Intern Takeover

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 65:13


    The interns have taken over the podcast! Listen in and hear directly from them about what an internship at Hermeus is like.

    Atlanta Food & Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 69:55


    Atlanta is the place to be! In this special episode of the podcast we bring on the former Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantan Lauren Finney Harden and celebrated Atlanta chef Zeb Stevenson to talk about why the "City in the Forest" is so awesome. PODCAST GUESTS Natalie Brown – People Operations Lead, Hermeus Lauren Finney Harden – Content Creator, former Editor-in-Chief, The Atlantan Zeb Stevenson – Chef/Partner, Redbird Imani Beckles – Growth Manager, Hermeus

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    Hooked on Avionics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 69:25


    Fun fact: "avionics" is a combination of the words "aviation" and "electronics". Which sums up exactly what avionics is. In this episode listen to members of the avionics team nerd out about this fact and much more. PODCAST GUESTS Antony Samuel – Lead Avionics Engineer Matt Bigelow – Principal GNC Engineer Natalie Rakoski – Flight Software Engineer Deandre Capati – Flight Software Engineer

    $100 Million

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 70:37


    We raised a $100 million Series B! In this episode we discuss the fundraising process, what we'll do with this money, and review the initial logo ideas for Halcyon.

    All About That Engine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 79:52


    Time for some engine talk. Lots of aerospace jargon in this one, so either sorry, or you're welcome! PODCAST GUESTS Glenn Case – Founder, CTO Alex Miller – Sr. Propulsion Engineer Noah Brunk – Lead Propulsion Engineer Erik Dambach – Lead Propulsion Engineer

    Who We Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 66:40


    In this episode we dive into Hermeus culture, joining a startup at the ground floor, and why airplanes are better than rockets. PODCAST GUESTS Natalie Brown – People Operations Lead Antony Samuel – Lead Avionics Engineer Danielle Mitrak – Lead Structures Engineer Wes Vinson – Lead Flight Sciences Engineer

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    Meet the Founders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 53:20


    It's the first episode of The Hermeus Podcast! Get to know the founders of the company and hear stories from the "early days". PODCAST GUESTS Skyler Shuford – Founder, COO AJ Piplica – Founder, CEO Glenn Case – Founder, CTO Mike Smayda – Founder, CPO TOPICS 00:48 – Company growth04:16 – Hypersonic travel12:08 – Hermeus origin story24:51 – Mental health day29:01 – Seed funding, investors, pattern matching, Skyler's launch company, DoD37:18 – “That's the way it's always been done”40:37 – The pathway to commercial hypersonic travel42:46 – Queen's Gambit, Game of Thrones, Men in Black, drive-thru strip club45:34 – Engine and aircraft design51:04 – What's next for the podcast 

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