SpaceX Starship SN16 To Attempt A Hypersonic Flight?

SpaceX recently moved Starship SN16 from the high bay to a display stand near SN15. But later, Elon Musk said that SpaceX might use Starship SN16 for a hypersonic flight test. So far, the maximum velocity a Starship has achieved is about 145m/s. And SN15 reached a maximum of 120m/s. If Starship SN16 flies for a hypersonic flight test, then it will travel more than 10 times faster than any other Starship prototype so far.

But, can Starship SN16 go hypersonic on it's own? Will it require a Super Heavy booster? Watch the video till end as we calculate whether Starship has enough fuel to go for a hypersonic flight test.

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0:00 Intro
0:30 Fastest Starship prototypes so far
1:30 Delta-V required for hypersonic flight
2:46 Delta-V of a fully fueled Starship
4:18 Can SN16 actually go hypersonic?
5:00 Why SN16 might never fly

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