DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane PLANE TO FLY LONDON TO SAN FRANCISCO IN 1 HOUR Source: Venus Aircraft Venus Aerospace just successfully tested a demonstrator drone/plane designed to fly passengers at incredible speeds. Here's what we know: Texas-based Venus Aerospace is developing a passenger aircraft called Stargazer to fly at Mach 9 That is 6,900 mph or 9-times the speed of sound At that speed, you could travel from London to San Francisco in 1 hour The rocket engine in the aircraft is revolutionary and hypersonic It's called a "rotating detonation rocket engine" The 1st flight test of the Venus drone demonstrator was successful The "supersonic" drone flew 10 miles, hit an altitude of 12,000 feet and a top speed of Mach 0.9 or 680 mph It flew on a hydrogen peroxide monopropellant engine for the inaugural test The startup company says the test has given them high