Hypersonic Testing Is Moving From Wind Tunnels to the Sky
Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) CEO Tim Franta said the company uses its fleet of seven F-104 aircraft to provide hypersonic-related RDT&E, offering longer Mach 2 test time than ground wind tunnels. He also outlined STARLAUNCH 1 targeting ~100 km suborbital payload drops and STARLAUNCH 2 for low Earth orbit, with safety and FAA/regulatory steps.




