Case Study: Hermeus accelerates hypersonic flight development with Nominal

Hermeus reached first flight faster than any program since the 60s. Nominal helped make it possible

Hermeus, a company developing hypersonic aircraft, faced an extreme challenge in its mission to radically accelerate aerospace development. Their ambitious timelines required rapid iteration and real-time data analysis from complex, simultaneous testing across multiple sites and systems, but legacy tools were inadequate. They turned to vendor Nominal for a modern data solution to power their continuous testing workflows.

Nominal implemented its platform, featuring Nominal Connect for seamless data ingestion from various formats and Nominal Core for real-time validation and alerting. This provided Hermeus with a unified view of all test data, enabling immediate analysis and collaboration across distributed teams. With Nominal, Hermeus successfully built its Quarterhorse Mk 1 prototype in just seven months, reduced data review time by 80%, and achieved its critical first flight with the entire engineering team having real-time access to telemetry.

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AJ Piplica

Chief Executive Officer