PROJECT BreaCH
Breaking the Sound Barrier in RC Aviation
The Challenge
No radio-controlled aircraft has ever achieved supersonic flight in documented history. Not once. At least not on a small scale hooby grade airplane. Despite decades of RC aviation advancement, the sound barrier remains unbroken. This project applies first-principles aerospace engineering to achieve what has never been accomplished: sustained Mach 1.1 flight at 1,500 meters altitude.
Powerplant
Dual Jet turbines delivering 550N thrust each at 80,000 RPM. Custom-designed afterburner systems provide 10-15% additional thrust for transonic acceleration.
Aerodynamics
Delta wing configuration with a 0.56m span. The area-ruled fuselage minimizes transonic drag rise with a total fuselaje length of 2.5-3m. Design heritage: NASA X-59 QueSST, F-104/MiG-21 stability characteristics.
Design Philosophy
This is not a scaled-up hobby aircraft. We apply full-scale supersonic aircraft principles to RC constraints with inspiration from Bell X-1, F-104 Starfighter, MiG-21, and NASA's X-59.
Validation Approach
Progressive flight testing through 1:5 and 1:2.5 scale models before full-scale attempts. CFD-validated design at each stage. No wind tunnel required: real-world flight data drives optimization.
24-Month Development Program
Design Freeze
Subsonic Flights
Optimization
Record Attempt