Boeing's new hypersonic aircraft concept

North Korea claims it successfully tested a new hypersonic gliding warhead, BMW’s new 31-inch 8K screen will turn your car into a rolling cinema Jan 07, 2022 [View on browser]( Good morning. Remember the SR-71 Blackbird? During the Cold War, this spy plane could fly higher and faster than any other. Today, a new hypersonic aircraft concept by Boeing could serve as its spiritual successor by flying at five times the speed of sound. Speaking of wars and planes, North Korea claims to have successfully tested a hypersonic missile as it prepares to modernize its arsenal. Additionally, we have an exclusive interview that digs into the difficulties of building a futuristic electric flying car, which is, needless to say, quite the engineering challenge. This is The Blueprint. Keep reading. INNOVATION [North Korea Claims Successfully Testing a New Hypersonic Gliding Warhead]( [Hypersonic gliding warhead.]( Barely a week into the new year, North Korea [claims to have successfully tested]( a hypersonic missile as it prepares to modernize its arsenal instead of going back to disarmament talks. - The test allowed the country to confirm flight control and stability of the missile while also testing the "lateral movement" of the detached hypersonic gliding warhead. The warhead recorded a lateral movement of 74 miles (120 km) as it aimed for a target located 434 miles (700 km) away. This could signal North Korea's achievement of [a high level of mastery over the technology]( and if it has managed to pull this off, the high degree of maneuverability of its hypersonic missile would make it immune to existing air defenses in the region. [Read More]( TRANSPORTATION [How Do You Build an Electric Flying Car? ASKA’s CEO Offers Some Hints]( [A digital rendering of ASKA.]( The team behind ASKA has set itself a monumental aeronautical engineering challenge. Their craft — which has yet to be built — is 100 percent electric. When it's not flying, the vehicle can fold up and motor down the highway like a car. - Guy Kaplinsky, CEO of the company behind the futuristic flying car, said the vehicle will sell for approximately $800,000, but the company says most customers will probably lease the vehicle for a set number of hours per month. Interesting Engineering caught up with Kaplinsky at CES 2022 [in an exclusive interview]( to dig into the challenges of building such a novel and unusual vehicle. [Read More]( INNOVATION [Boeing's New Hypersonic Aircraft Concept Reaches Speeds of Mach 5]( [The new hypersonic aircraft concept.]( Boeing [revealed a new hypersonic aircraft concept]( that could act as a spiritual successor to the SR-71 Blackbird. - In theory. The strike and reconnaissance aircraft could fly at five times the speed of sound. That's thanks to a "waverider" configuration that would see the aircraft use its own shock waves produced during flight to increase lift and reduce drag. Dubbed the Valkyrie II, it's an upgraded version of Boeing's 2018 Valkyrie design for a hypersonic passenger airplane that could travel between London and New York in only two hours. - Familiar? The hypersonic concept draws comparisons to Lockheed Martin's own SR-72 project, or "Son of Blackbird", which would be the literal successor to its [SR-71 Blackbird](. While Valkyrie II is a mere concept for now, the SR-72 could make its first test flight in 2025 and is expected to reach speeds of Mach 6, or 4,603 mph (7.400 km/h). [Read More]( MAIL & MUSINGS What are you most excited about the future of aviation? Be sure you check back tomorrow for the results! [Faster flights]( [Green fuels]( [New aircraft designs]( [Flights becoming more accessible]( Yesterday’s Results We asked when you think the metaverse will become a part of our daily lives. And the answers appear to be more divided than ever. In 10 years. 27% Never! 27% In 5 years. 25% In more than 15 years. 21% QUOTE OF THE DAY “ Cutting off fundamental, curiosity-driven science is like eating the seed corn. We may have a little more to eat next winter but what will we plant so we and our children will have enough to get through the winters to come? ” Carl Sagan in 'The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark' [Video]VIDEO OF THE DAY [The Internet Is Running Out of Water. Here's What That Means]( And it keeps asking for more. [The Internet Is Running Out of Water. Here's What That Means]( AND ANOTHER THING... - [AI could revolutionize healthcare](. But can we trust it? A panel of experts at CES 2022 says we can. Probably. - As the world looks to electrify vehicles and store renewable power, one giant challenge looms: [what will happen to all the old lithium batteries]( (BBC Future) - In the future, if BMW has its way, its cars will come with [massive 31-inch 8K screens]( that turn your travel time into an experience akin to sitting in a home movie theater. - Crew members of the International Space Station have taken amazing photographs of our beautiful planet. [View the world through their eyes here](. (The Atlantic) - Sierra Space is building [the backbone of tomorrow's space industry]( in partnership with both NASA and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin. - Weak magnetic fields detected by China’s FAST telescope [could upend theory of star formation]( as they show gas clouds could coalesce into a baby star ten times quicker than previously thought. (Science) - How do we know [where we are in the Milky Way]( the galaxy we call home? [Share to Win]SHARE TO WIN [All products]( Share The Blueprint! 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