Dome Aerospace officially unveiled its aerospace plane concept and the three-phase roadmap of “eVTOL production — power leap — space integration”, setting a clear target of 2-hour direct flights from Shanghai to New York.
A Stepped Three-Phase Path
Phase one builds on crewed eVTOL mass production and iteration to establish a low-altitude economy foothold, cash flow, and an engineering system; phase two achieves the power leap with detonation and turbojet engines; phase three enters aerospace plane development, making Earth-to-space round trips routine. Each step is grounded in existing technology and revenue — not a leap of faith.
Combined-Cycle Propulsion and Reusable Thermal Protection
The aerospace plane will use combined-cycle propulsion (TBCC/RBCC) to accelerate on air-breathing power within the atmosphere, then switch to rocket power at high altitude to reach orbit, paired with reusable thermal protection to compress transoceanic travel to 2 hours. Key technology elements are being validated in parallel through the propulsion and thermal management programs.
Read the full roadmap and vision, or explore the aerospace plane concept.
