Hypersonic breakthrough could enable planes that fly 10 times the speed of sound

Professor Nicholaus Parziale's groundbreaking research validates a decades-old theory about airflow behavior at extreme speeds, potentially clearing a major hurdle for hypersonic aircraft development. Using lasers and krypton gas in wind tunnels, his team confirmed that turbulence at Mach 6 behaves similarly to slower speeds, meaning engineers won't need completely new design approaches. This breakthrough could enable commercial flights covering routes like Sydney to Los Angeles in just one hour instead of fifteen.