Podcasts about hermeus

Hermeus Corporation is a venture-backed aerospace company developing reusable hypersonic aircraft for defense and commercial flight. Join Zach Shore, Chief Revenue Officer, to explore how Hermeus is overcoming technical, regulatory, and funding hurdles to advance U.S. leadership in reusable hypersonic flight.To receive updates about the conference please join our mailing list here: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/sign-up http://emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org https://www.facebook.com/EmergingTechETI https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndia-eti-emerging-technologies-institute https://www.twitter.com/EmergingTechETI

Hermeus is developing hypersonic aircraft – five times the speed of sound and across the Atlantic Ocean in roughly 90 minutes. The startup officially inaugurated its new facility in Florida with a series of successful engine tests, wrapping 2024 by ground testing its first aircraft. Now, the startup is nearing the Quarterhorse engine's first flight. Co-founder & CEO AJ Piplica alongside Chief Revenue Officer Zach Shore join Morgan Brennan from the Reagan National Defense Forum to discuss the promise of hypersonic flight and the path to making it mainstream

Hermeus is developing hypersonic aircraft – five times the speed of sound and across the Atlantic Ocean in roughly 90 minutes. The startup officially inaugurated its new facility in Florida with a series of successful engine tests, wrapping 2024 by ground testing its first aircraft. Now, the startup is nearing the Quarterhorse engine's first flight. Co-founder & CEO AJ Piplica alongside Chief Revenue Officer Zach Shore join Morgan Brennan from the Reagan National Defense Forum to discuss the promise of hypersonic flight and the path to making it mainstream.

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

Flight Test Safety Committee Podcast Channel - EP 56 – Building a Team to Go FAST This month we finish our discussion with our friends from Hermeus about building a test team to go fast. Hermeus Hermeus Podcast Ep 24 SETP Symposium & Banquet Registration Doolittle Award Kincheloe Award   This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting

Flight Test Safety Committee Podcast Channel - EP 55 – Building a Team to Go FAST This month I visit with the team at #Hermeus and talk about the challenges of building and growing a test team as well as developing a hypersonic aircraft. My guests are Mick Mansfield, Kris Rorberg, and Jeremy Vanderhal. Hermeus Hermeus Podcast Ep 24   This Podcast is sponsored by Time2climb Training and Consulting

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?

This week, Anduril Industries unveiled its Roadrunner, a new concept in air defense. We'll hear about it from their Pat Morris. And A.J. Piplica, the CEO of Hermeus, on their new contract and forthcoming hypersonics tests.  Of course, we also have this week's airpower headlines. With power from GE!

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.

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

In this episode, I delve into the journey of A.J. Piplica, CEO of Hermeus, a hypersonic airplane company. A Star Trek-inspired fascination for aerospace, nurtured during his time studying at Georgia Tech and working at NASA, guided Piplica into his first professional role at Spaceworks Engineering. It was here he got an opportunity to lead Generation Orbit (GO), a subsidiary focusing on hypersonic aircraft.Intriguingly, the seeds of Hermeus were sown at GO, where Piplica worked closely with Glenn Case, Skyler Shuford, and Mike Smayda, the future co-founders of Hermeus. They left the secure but limiting confines of GO to embark on a daring venture — Hermeus, betting on an audacious dream with six months of self-funded effort. Their journey involved facing skepticism, refining their business pitch, and navigating through a challenging investment landscape.Their resilience paid off when Khosla Ventures, despite early setbacks, funded them to build a prototype engine. After demonstrating their technology's capabilities, the team managed to secure significant funding during a difficult pandemic-hit period, fuelled in part by contracts from the Air Force. The funding was used to build Chimera, their first full-scale engine capable of transitioning from an afterburning turbojet to a pure ramjet.As Hermeus continues to grow, Piplica stresses the importance of hitting regular milestones, bridging funding gaps, and maintaining operations and growth. The process, he shares, involves a steep learning curve about government contracts, building lasting relationships, and responding promptly to shifting mission requirements. The vision is clear: to develop hypersonic technology that can cover large distances quickly, operate in contested environments, and rapidly adapt to changing mission needs.

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

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

On this week's Technology Report, AJ Piplica, the CEO of hypersonic aircraft company Hermeus, discusses how the innovative company he founded in 2018 aims to accelerate now Mach 5 aircraft for commercial and military aircraft are developed, powering the new planes by modifying existing engine designs, the challenge of raising money in a tight market, and the company's growth strategy; and Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is now the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and the Cyber Solarium 2.0 executive director, discusses China's efforts to hack adversary satellites, Russia's cyber activity, and reviews the outlook for cyber and technology investment as Congress assesses the Biden administration's budget request with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Super rychlý letecký přesun mezi kontinenty, návrat vyhynulého ptáka Dodo do přírody a vědecký záznam prožitku těsně před smrtí. To byla témata byznysového a vědecko-technologického magazínu Rádia ZET. Hypersonický letoun by v budoucnu měl zvládnout dostat lidi z Paříže do New Yorku za 90 minut. „Dopravní komerční letoun americké společnosti Hermeus by měl dosáhnout rychlosti kolem 5 machů,“vysvětluje redaktor Prima ZOOM Miroslav Honsů. Během rozhovoru uvažovali i o tom, kdo by se vysokorychlostního letu mohl zúčastnit. 

Hermeus CEO AJ Piplica joins us to talk about the hypersonic airplanes they're building, breaking the SR-71 speed record, their go-to-market strategy, the parallels to Top Gun Maverick, and a ton of other stuff.----Links* Sign up for our amazing newsletter https://www.themerge.co * Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/the_merge * AJ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajpiplica/* AJ Twitter https://twitter.com/AJ_Piplica* Hermeus https://www.hermeus.com/* Hermeus Twitter https://twitter.com/HermeusCorp----Follow us on...* Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merge_newsletter * Facebook https://www.facebook.com/themergenews * Twitter https://twitter.com/MergeNewsletter * LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerge * Website https://www.themerge.co ----Show Notes(00:57) intro(5:45) AJ's origin story (7:25) how old were you?(8:24) not a space person(10:11) sequestration(10:48) missiles to aircraft (12:41) Monospony the board game(13:12) Raising money the right way(15:04) the name?(16:42) how Hermeus was funded(18:33) AJ loves our ChatGPT rap song(19:16) AJ's spicy take on defense profits(22:06) climbing the food chain(23:14) using a T-38 engine to go Mach 4(24:08) Top Gun Maverick(25:52) Quarterhorse(28:52) breaking the SR-71 speed record(31:04) Darkhorse(33:41) avoiding the Valley of Death(40:09) lobbying is the price of entry(41:22) AJ's Christmas Tree(46:05) why do it at all?(49:00) Hermeus has one competitor(51:28) Halcyon(55:51) how the Pentagon prices things(59:52) outro

On today's episode, we sit down with AJ Piplica, cofounder and CEO of Hermeus Corporation. The Atlanta startup aims to make hypersonic air travel a reality before the decade is out. AJ dialed into Pathfinder straight from the belly of the beast, i.e., Hermeus's factory in Atlanta, which was abuzz with employees and machines whirling in the background. Today's episode is brought to you by Altek Space.What is Hermeus up to?The Hermeus team is focused on shrinking the globe by developing the world's fastest passenger aircraft. The timeline for that = 2029. In the meantime,  Hermeus recently selected Pratt & Whitney's F100 turbofan for integration into its hypersonic engine, a move that the company claims will save it billions in R&D costs and years of schedule. Also in recent memory, Hermeus successfully demonstrated a turbojet to ramjet transition with its Chimera engine. Finally, Hermeus raised a $100M Series B last March to develop Quarterhorse and Darkhorse, its first and second hypersonic vehicles.Among other things, AJ and Ryan covered:— The startup's origin story— The roadmap: Chimera → Quarterhorse → Darkhorse → Halcyon— What's the state of hypersonics today?— How the Halcyon passenger aircraft will be designed— Derisking the business plan through iterative development and buying off the shelf— Lowering the cost of aircraft certification— Building in public and investing in marketing early on— Atlanta's talent density and Hermeus's recruiting effortsChapters02:40 – Welcome, AJ 06:02 – Hermeus's beginnings 10:49 – Rockets and ICBMs fly at hypersonic speeds...what's new here? (+ nice pun)14:24 – Why do planes fly slower today than decades ago? 20:14 – Chimera engine and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts 21:31 – Watch Chimera go turbojet –> ramjet

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.

In this week's episode we have special guest AJ Piplica, a Croatian American entrepreneur and engineer. After working for years in the aerospace industry, AJ founded Hermeus, a startup that is building the world's fastest aircraft. With the ultimate goal of producing passenger airplanes with their new technology, a flight from New York to London will take only 90 minutes! AJ was also listed on the NFCA's 40 Rising Croatian Americans under 40, and in this episode we talk about raising 120 million dollars in funding, securing a contract with the U.S. military, and what his Croatian heritage means to him.https://www.hermeus.com/-Check out Adriatic Tours!Awesome YouTube video!Follow them on Instagram!

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.

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.

Welcome back to Laser Focused, brought to you by Velo3D! This show highlights the leaders who are changing the world with new design and innovations. This week CMO and brand disruptor at Velo3D, Renette Youssef, speaks with the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hermeus, A.J. Piplica.  Together they discuss the future of hypersonic flight and how additive manufacturing is allowing Hermeus to push the envelope when it comes to traveling at mach 5 and beyond!To learn more about the exciting work Hermeus is doing check out their' Website or follow them on Twitter and LinkedIn.  You can also connect with A.J. on LinkedIn and Twitter as well.You can also follow Renette on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Follow UsTwitter @VELO3DMetalFacebook @velo3dInstagram @velo3dPresented by Velo3Dwww.velo3d.com

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

AJ Piplica (@AJ_Piplica), founder and CEO of Hermeus, joins Lucas Bagno and Ian Cinnamon on this episode. Takeaways:- Every time there has been an acceleration in the speed of transportation in history, high GDP growth has followed.- A switch to hypersonic transportation would unlock $4T in growth.- In the future the key differentiator in air travel will be speed, rather than comfort.- It's currently extremely expensive to do flight testing at hypersonic speeds — $5-10M for only a few seconds of data.- In the 40s and through the Cold War, there were new aircrafts released every few years, but since then the pace of innovation has slowed significantly.- Cost-plus contracts are very comfortable for companies and create perverse incentives.- We are in the midst of a techno-economic pursuit in hypersonic transport and whichever country gets there first gets to write the rules.- The immense amount of political strife in this country keeps AJ up at night but unity amongst smaller cohorts of people working on challenges at a global scale keeps him optimistic.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We'll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary onthe latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

AJ Piplica (@AJ_Piplica), founder and CEO of Hermeus, joins Lucas Bagno and Ian Cinnamon on this episode. Takeaways:- Every time there has been an acceleration in the speed of transportation in history, high GDP growth has followed.- A switch to hypersonic transportation would unlock $4T in growth.- In the future the key differentiator in air travel will be speed, rather than comfort.- It's currently extremely expensive to do flight testing at hypersonic speeds — $5-10M for only a few seconds of data.- In the 40s and through the Cold War, there were new aircrafts released every few years, but since then the pace of innovation has slowed significantly.- Cost-plus contracts are very comfortable for companies and create perverse incentives.- We are in the midst of a techno-economic pursuit in hypersonic transport and whichever country gets there first gets to write the rules.- The immense amount of political strife in this country keeps AJ up at night but unity amongst smaller cohorts of people working on challenges at a global scale keeps him optimistic.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We'll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary onthe latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

AJ Piplica has raised some serious money for his startup that could be a part of a new era of transportation and social interaction. The venture, Hermeus has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Sam Altman, Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, In-Q-Tel, and Khosla Ventures.

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

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

Canada's economy added 337,000 new jobs in February—blowing past analyst expectations and driving the unemployment rate down to its pre-COVID 19 levels for the first time. Canada's legalization of single-game sports betting back in August has opened the door for the NHL to sign its first-ever sports betting partner in Canada: sportsbook ProLine+. Hermeus raises $100 million in search of the future of aviation. Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoa Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoa The Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.

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

When it comes to telling a story to create a movement, Marty Berman is no stranger. Marty was the in-house Senior Producer at SpaceX, helping shape the future of space exploration. Marty has joined the team at Hermeus, which is creating a new era of hypersonic private and commercial flight. In today's episode, we dig into the impact of visual storytelling and how it can shape the brand for years to come. Marty Berman - Director of Content & Marketing / HermeusLinkedInAlex Meade - Beacons Point, VP of Sales & Marketing LinkedIn

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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Un avión hipersónico capaz de alcanzar Mach 5 (más de 4.800 km/h), el equivalente a 5 veces la velocidad del sonido. Eso llevaría a este avión de Nueva York a Londres en solo 90 minutos. ¿Es posible? Hermeus, una startup con sede en Atlanta, cuyo objetivo es desarrollar aviones hipersónicos, cree que sí. Además, la compañía española Zeleros Hyperloop propone una alternativa de transporte masivo, reduciendo los tiempos de viaje y sin contaminar el medio ambiente. Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

AJ Piplica joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss transportation at hypersonic speeds. He is the founder and CEO of Hermeus, which is developing the Quarterhorse aircraft intended to fly at five times the speed of sound. It uses a turbine-based combined cycle engine which uses the off-the-shelf J-85 jet engine from GE. When the J-85 accelerates to supersonic speeds, a proprietary ram-jet kicks in that uses the aircraft's forward motion to compress air, combust it with fuel, and accelerate to even higher speeds. Hermeus has already shown that a lesser gas turbine engine designed to fly at Mach 0.8 at 26,000 feet can be outfitted to fly Mach 3.2 at 60,000 feet in a test facility. That's closing in on the top speed of the famed SR-71! The first Quarterhorse prototype using the J-85 is expected to fly a couple hundred nautical miles, but the eventual transport aircraft will fly at Mach 5 for 4,000 nautical miles at an altitude of 90,000-100,000 feet. One of the interesting technical breakthroughs at Hermeus is the pre-cooler. There's a "valley of death" of sorts between Mach 2 and Mach 3 which is beyond the limits of the turbine engine but before the ramjet fully kicks in. The air entering the gas turbine engine at Mach 3 is over 800 degrees which is too hot for the materials to handle. Hermeus' pre-cooler cools down that air by 675 degrees in one-tenth of a second so that the turbine engine can continue to provide thrust. Once the Quarterhorse accelerates past that regime the turbine engine will be bypassed and the ramjet does the rest up to Mach 5. "It's not a very efficient system," AJ noted, "so it's important that we accelerate through that regime relatively quickly and then transition to the ramjet." This capability isn't just about accelerating civilian transportation by reducing frictions to travel and trade. It has clear military applications. AJ points to survivable airborne ISR for the first use-case as the military environment shifts from permissive to denied. Even Iran knocked out an MQ-4C Triton back in 2019. A hypersonic reusable aircraft would be hard to see coming, and even harder to knock out. All of North Korea could be imaged in 30 minutes, for example. Since the 1970s, however, the US Air Force has focused almost entirely on stealth (low radar cross section) as the primary means of survivability. Speed, altitude, and maneuverability are other knobs that can be turned in that equation. These knobs become more important as radar catches up to stealth. The Air Force is hedging their bets. Hermeus was awarded the largest STRATFI award yet, with $30 million coming from the Air Force including $15 million from PEO executive airlift, and a matched $30 million from private sources. In the episode, AJ talks about what his company had to do to win the contract and provides advice for other companies trying to transition into defense programs. This podcast was produced by Eric Lofgren. You can follow us on Twitter @AcqTalk and find more information at https://AcquisitionTalk.com

In 2018, former engineers from SpaceX and Blue Origin formed their own company with the hope of revolutionizing travel here on Earth instead of in space.Hermeus says it's developing the world's fastest reusable aircraft, capable of reaching speeds of Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound. And it says a new Pentagon contract will help get its first jet off the ground.The company announced a $60 million agreement with the U.S. Air Force to test its first aircraft, dubbed Quarterhorse, which officials said would be the first in a line of autonomous, high-speed aircraft.Under the deal, Hermeus would have three years to develop, build and test a concept aircraft, which would use a turbine-based combined cycle engine based on GE's J85 turbojet engine. The company laid out an ambitious plan to validate its technology at much lower costs than would ordinarily be expected for this type of flight system.Hermeus said it would use autonomous and reusable systems, “ruthlessly” focused requirements, and a hardware-rich program to help keep expenses down. It also vowed to push its systems to the point of failure, which would ultimately make the engineering process faster while improving both R&D and flight safety. Officials said the learning process would require real-world testing, particularly when exploring speeds that no airbreathing aircraft has flown before.Although the military has obvious interest in hypersonic systems, Hermeus officials said the world's fastest reusable aircraft could unlock trillions in additional economic growth every year. At some 3,000 miles per hour, a Mach 5 aircraft would cut the flight time from New York to London from the current seven hours down to a brisk 90 minutes.

Founded in 2018, Atlanta startup Hermeus is seeking to shrink the world by connecting global cities through its hypersonic aircraft. Hermeus founder and CEO AJ Piplica sits down with Valor Investor William Leonard to expound on his vision for creating a hyper-connected world as hypersonic travel creeps toward commercialization.

Editor's note: Click here to subscribe to the podcast. The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is a new podcast brought to you by the editors from Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:Air Force Funds Hypersonic Aircraft StartupHermeus is developing the world's fastest reusable aircraft. Last week, Hermeus announced a $60 million agreement with the U.S. Air Force to test its first aircraft.Protesters Block Raytheon Plant EntrancesActivists blocked the entrance to a Raytheon plant in Rhode Island on Thursday morning. They are protesting what they call the company's role in the “killing civilians" and “other human rights abuses."VW Halts Sales on Vehicles that Can Unexpectedly Shut DownVolkswagen has asked dealerships to stop selling the Taos, the company's new subcompact SUV. Reports have surfaced of engines unexpectedly shutting down when the car comes to a stop.Factory Raises Wages to Combat Labor ShortageCustom Rubber Corp is an Ohio rubber parts factory. The company recently received an $879,000 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.  President Charlie Braun used the money for an interesting experiment, he raised wages in an effort to help solve staffing problems. LA Deputies Shot in Ambush Sue 'Ghost Gun' Kit MakerA pair of Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were badly wounded in an ambush shooting last year. On Monday, the deputies sued Nevada-based Polymer80 for making the parts for a “ghost gun” used in the attack.In Case You Missed ItWant to Pretend to Live on Mars? On Friday, NASA began taking applications for four people to live for a year in Mars Dune Alpha. It's a 1,700-square-foot Martian habitat, created by a 3D-printer, inside a building at Johnson Space Center in Houston.Samsung Slashes Prices on Foldable PhonesWill a cheaper, more durable foldable phone solve Samsung's problems?New Postal Trucks Delayed Due to LawsuitWorkhorse Group has challenged the fairness of the contract, which went to Oshkosh Defense in June.Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review . Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at Jeff, Anna or Andy @ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

Episode Overview:   As young girls and products of our times, it's not uncommon to be told not to pursue a career simply because it's a male dominated field. Though, with the times changing and parents realising and challenging gender norms-- we have some women that now that have risen from these teachings-- proving that we are just as capable of handling these careers.   One of them is Payton Barnwell, a remarkable woman that has designed hypersonic research programs and worked on innovations for astronaut nutrition at the NASA Kennedy Space Center. With her work, she has easily paved a way for young women in the field of engineering and aeronautical sciences.   In this episode, Payton brushes up on her childhood, how she got to where she is now and where she plans to go for her future in the field.    Episode Highlights:   Being told she was too weak in math to be an engineer Deciding on a career path How her internship with NASA went What she does at work The importance of mentoring   About Payton Barnwell:   Payton Barnwell is a young professional that graduated from Florida Polytechnic University last 2019. Since then, she has worked for NASA and then eventually moved onto working under The Spaceship Company where she is an Associate Flight Sciences Engineer.   Her passion for space exploration brought unique opportunities for her, allowing her to work on innovative solutions to traditional astronaut nutrition, and designing an Air Force designated X-Plane research program at Generation Orbit as a 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow, out in the Mojave Desert with The Spaceship Company.   Connect with Payton:   Payton Barnwell | LinkedIn Payton Barnwell | Twitter Payton Barnwell | Website   Notable Women Mentioned and Related to this Episode:   Emily Calandrelli TV host/producer of Xploration Outer Space and Emily's Wonder Lab. @TheSpaceGal Cassie Lee One of the founders of the Brooke Owens Fellowship. www.brookeowensfellowship.org Natalie Brown Technical Recruiter at Hermeus (hypersonic commercial planes), she has the interesting challenge of trying to find women to come to their incredibly niche, but amazing, area of work. Kellie Gerardi She's super active online, which seems to get mixed reviews from the industry. Her book is also coming out soon! www.kelliegerardi.com Poppy Northcutt First woman in the Apollo control room. ---   Did you enjoy today's episode? Please click here to leave a review for The 6%, with NancyMD. Be sure to subscribe to your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out!    Do you know someone who might enjoy this episode? Share this episode to inspire and empower!   Let's get social! Instagram @_nancymd Facebook @nancymdpdx Twitter @_nancymd LinkedIn @nancyyenshipleymd Website www.nancymd.com   Subscribe to The 6%, with NancyMD ++ Apple Podcasts ++ Spotify ++ Google Podcasts

In this episode we discuss plane discounts - are used Airbus A330s a viable plane in today's market? The Hermeus team is trying to get a Mach 5 plane to market within five years, and is working with the Air Force on a Mach 5 Air Force One - is this realistic? Plus, Vertical Aerospace is going public with a SPAC merger, and has taken on a significant number of orders lately - are they surging ahead in the EVTOL race, despite no flight demonstrations to date? Learn more about Weather Guard StrikeTape segmented lightning diverters and aircraft lightning protection consulting services. Follow the show on YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit us on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! TRANSCRIPT EP58 - Hermeus Mach 5 a Reality? Vertical Aerospace Orders Surge and Are Used Planes a Thing? 0:00This episode is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning Tech at Weather Guard. We support design engineers and make lightning protection easy. You're listening to the stroke podcast. I'm Dan Blewett. 0:18I'm Allen Hall. 0:19And here on struck we talk about everything aviation, aerospace engineering and lightning protection. Alright, welcome back to the struck aerospace engineering podcast. I'm your co host, Dan Blewett. On today's episode, we're going to talk about used planes, how long do they last? And what's the market like for older Airbus and Boeing aircraft? And is this going to hurt their sales of new aircraft, and our engineering segment we'll talk about Hermeus. They are looking to create a Mach 5 aircraft and they are working in conjunction with the Air Force to develop the next Air Force One Mach addition. So we'll talk about some of the engineering challenges that will come out of them. And then there are a VTOL segment lots on Vertical Aerospace today, which they've been in the news quite a bit. 2 billion worth of orders from Avalon, which entails quite a bit of quite a lot that gets 500 plane orders. American Airlines has also put an order for 250 planes, Virgin Atlantic 150. So there's a lot going on here. And it looks like they're gonna go public with SPAC merger. So lots in the in the news about Vertical Aerospace, and they admittedly have a beautiful looking prototype. I'm into it. But we'll see what Alan has to say. So first, Alan, let's chat about USD plane. So especially popular right now is the Airbus a 330, with smaller airlines who want to save money or startups, and they can be reduced, sometimes up to close to 50% of their sticker price. What are like what's the deal with the a 330? And why is it so it's such an attractive use plane and what what kind of routes can the a 330 fly? 2:07Well, it's a bigger airplane. So it's a twin aisle airplane. So it's it's made for longer haul routes. Similar to what like a triple seven would do. And the but that airplane is much older in terms of when it was developed. The problem with anything as twin owl right now is that there's not a lot of long route flights going on anywhere in the world. Forget about you know, United States, Europe is really hard you still now so there's there's just a depressed market. There's a lot of airplanes, twin, all airplanes that are parked right now. And obviously, the newest ones are going to retain most of their value, but the older ones are gonna have a hard time especially older designs are gonna have a hard time maintaining their value through this just because they're older designs, you can buy a new one for also a discounted or newer one for a discounted price. Why wouldn't I do that? You totally what. And I think a lot of times in these down situations and COVID has been one big downer for the airline industry, airplane models just disappear for the most part or they are they shift where their main focus is they get because they're just less expensive to operate, they can be operated by a lot of airlines that couldn't otherwise afford them. And so you'll you'll see,

Rob Meyerson is a longtime leader in the space industry, serving as the President and Chief Executive of Blue Origin from 2003 to 2017. During this time, Rob was responsible for growing the company from 10 people to over 1,500 and fulfilling the vision of company owner Jeff Bezos. Prior to joining Blue, Rob worked on space shuttle parachutes at NASA JSC and reusable launch vehicles at Kistler Aerospace. Today, Rob runs space consulting firm Delalune Space, which works with companies in the technology and financial sectors that are entering the space economy. Rob also serves on the Board of Advisors for Hermeus, and he is the executive producer of the AIAA ASCEND Conference. Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 01:40 Education and Early Career 19:56 Blue Origin 47:36 Delalune 57:15 Student Questions

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