Canadian Firm Built Hypersonic Vehicle, Scraps 'Sexbomb' Name

A rendering of the Hello-1X reveals the configuration and size of the 70-ft.-long hypersonic vehicle. 

Credit: Space Engine Systems
LE BOURGET—A small Canadian company named Space Engine Systems (SES) has quietly built an optionally crewed hypersonic aircraft and hopes to fly the self-funded Hello-1X experimental vehicle as early as next February, pending regulatory approvals, founder Pradeep Dass told Aerospace DAILY at the...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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