Private Aerospace Develops a Low-Cost Hypersonic Missile?
Today, the private aerospace company Lingkong Tianxing in Sichuan publicly announced its first product, the Tianxing·Yukong She-1000 Hypersonic Missile. This equipment is characterized by a combination of affordable costs and high cost-effectiveness, bringing what was once a high-tech and sophisticated hypersonic vehicle with a waverider configuration down to a "vegetable price."
As a waverider configuration hypersonic missile, the Tianxing·Yukong She-1000 has a range covering 500 to 1300 kilometers and a flight speed of 5 to 7 Mach. The small rocket engine on the warhead can maintain 360 seconds of continuous power cruise. This design perfectly matches the flight characteristics of the waverider. Only by maintaining sufficient speed can the warhead ride the shock wave to achieve hypersonic maneuverability, thereby possessing strong penetration capabilities. In terms of heat-resistant materials, Lingkong Tianxing did not use expensive special materials commonly used in traditional hypersonic equipment but instead adopted a modified foamed cement solution. This material is based on ordinary foamed cement and modified with specialized additives. It is non-toxic and harmless, has a density of only 0.6 g/cm³, and can withstand temperatures between 800 and 1000°C. It is used for large areas such as the missile engine casing, compartments, and wing surfaces, and has been verified through multiple actual flight tests. According to the introduction, the cost is only 1/15 of traditional similar products and offers convenient bulk purchasing.
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