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title: "LEAP 71 and Farsoon to present giant AI-designed hypersonic precooler"
url: https://www.voxelmatters.com/leap-71-and-farsoon-to-present-giant-ai-designed-hypersonic-precooler/
date: 2025-11-12
modified: 2025-11-11
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author: "Davide Sher"
description: "LEAP 71 and Farsoon Technologies have unveiled a large-scale hypersonic precooler demonstrator designed to support air-breathing propulsion in single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) spacecraft. The 1.5-meter-tall component was engineered using LEAP 71's AI..."
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# LEAP 71 and Farsoon to present giant AI-designed hypersonic precooler

[LEAP 71](https://www.voxelmatters.directory/company/leap71/) and [Farsoon Technologies](https://www.voxelmatters.directory/company/farsoon/) have unveiled a large-scale hypersonic precooler demonstrator designed to support air-breathing propulsion in single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) spacecraft. The 1.5-meter-tall component was engineered using LEAP 71's AI system, Noyron, and manufactured on Farsoon's FS811M-U-8 platform, one of the largest metal powder-bed fusion (PBF) printers in the world.

SSTO vehicles are intended to lift off from a runway and reach orbit without staging, a goal long pursued in aerospace due to its potential for reusability and operational efficiency. A key challenge lies in managing the extreme thermal loads generated during atmospheric flight at hypersonic speeds, where incoming air can exceed several thousand kelvins due to stagnation effects.

![Explore the innovations of LEAP 71 and Farsoon with their large-scale hypersonic precooler for SSTO spacecraft at Formnext](https://www.voxelmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-1-scaled.jpg)

LEAP 71's design addresses this challenge through an intricate thermal exchange structure generated by a fractal folding algorithm in Noyron. "To manage these extreme temperatures, we implemented a fractal folding algorithm in Noyron to maximize the available surface area without compromising aerodynamic flow," said Josefine Lissner, Managing Director of LEAP 71 and Principal Architect of Noyron. "The intertwined structure separates the superheated air from the liquid-hydrogen coolant, enabling rapid thermal exchange in a compact, manufacturable form."

Farsoon collaborated with LEAP 71 to adapt the digital design for physical realization. The resulting part ranks among the tallest metal PBF components ever produced. "This collaboration demonstrates how the convergence of large-format metal additive manufacturing and AI-driven design can redefine the limits of aerospace engineering," said Oliver Li, General Manager of Farsoon Europe GmbH.

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LEAP 71 and Farsoon position the project as a step toward renewing interest in horizontal space launch vehicles, an alternative to the dominant vertical launch architecture. The finished precooler will be on display at Formnext 2025 in Frankfurt at the Farsoon booth.