, often abbreviated PDAS, is a Japanese

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company based in

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founded in 2007 by Shuji Ogawa. The "PD" in the company's name stands for " pulse detonation". PDAS is developing a suborbital spaceplane to carry two pilots and six passengers using a hybrid of jet and

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power. Initial tickets are planned for ¥ 14,000,000 (about $125,000

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as of April 2017) eventually lowering to ¥400,000 (about $3,600). PDAS plans to develop a hybrid engine that produces jet and rocket thrust, using pulse detonation jet and pulse combustion rocket modes. To reduce the cost of development and keep the vehicle low-cost, PDAS plans to use commercially available hardware, instead of custom-designed parts. H.I.S. and ANA own 10% and 7% of the company, respectively.

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