Jon_Wilbert

KR4KPM - Cryo Testing Ops Engineer. Former Hypersonic Test Ops. UTM BSME Grad. Aircraft/rockets primarily.
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Married to a wonderful gal ❤️
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Ad Astra

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

Vive Vere Vola Velox

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@tomas_salvo22 Who would have thought that engineering trades cause designs to converge into an optimal form. See pretty much all modern commercial airliners.

[Blake Scholl 🛫 @bscholl]

Boom will be offering a prize—$50k cash and $50k in Boom stock—for the first amateur-built RC airplane to exceed Mach 1.

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@DJSnM @mcrs987 Should work on zenith next 🤔

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@dvdheg @giga__tito Engine

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@phobophobiophi1 @AlexHollings52 I get invited to parties where people can differentiate between mach regimes. That crowd is is more my speed anyways 😎

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@AlexHollings52 I also think that because "dumb" ballistic missiles lack meaningful GNC authority, they shouldnt be categorized as hypersonic weapons. Modern mach 4+ glide vehicles and cruise missiles deserve the hypersonic distinction due to their ability to negate traditional SAM defenses.

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@AlexHollings52 To your point though, I propose the implementation of something akin to the smart- prefix used on earlier gen munitions, when we went from free-fall bombs to strapping guidance packages Mk80 series bombs. I feel like we are repeating that era of weapons development... just faster

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@AlexHollings52 Right! I feel like there is a lot of context that gets missed with using hypersonic as a catch-all term for things going mach 4+ because, like you mentioned, there is definitely a variety in capability. Also Imis-read that other comment and thought this was a velocity discussion.

[Pulsar Helium (TSXV: PLSR) @pulsarhelium]

#PLSR Minnesota Or The Moon: Pulsar Helium To Present Verified Helium-3 Discovery At Quantum Tech World 2026 (https://t.co/TQsGdqDHQ7)

As governments invest billions pursuing plans to extract helium-3 from the Moon, Pulsar is advancing a terrestrial source located in the #USA.

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@stepango What is interesting to me is, which mode is the one driving? LLM? Diffusion? WFM? Obviously an LLM/diffusion model to communicate with us humans but internally whats solving the problem? I dont necessarily trust either LLM/Diffusion to grok a CFD/FEA problem with a good solution.

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@scottwww7 @zerohedge @pulsarhelium is one. Sitting on one of the richest terrestrial He4 and He3 deposits.

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

The Cost Of Helium-3: Earth Sources Vs The Moon https://t.co/BR3GlUC3ri

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@stepango I agree. I think initially the use cases will be niche (robotics/automation) but beyond that, having a model trained on general physics/spacial reasoning with tuning for really specific problem sets would be revolutionary. Like solving complex fluid mechanics sims in real time.

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@ThomasCalloway @midjourney Thats actually pretty good. Any plans to increase resolution over time?

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@LucasBotkin @elonmusk Just wait till you hear about @XMoney

[Jon_Wilbert @John_Wilbert_]

@elonmusk Is @xai working on high fidelity world models knowing that LLMs are inherently limited. To grok the universe, you must simulate it.

[Stoke Space @stoke_space]

Sound🔊on: epic fly-by footage of the ongoing Zenith engine testing and Stage 1 structural qualifications happening at our test site in Moses Lake. 🤘🚀