Originally published as a public Advisory Hour Substack note on 2026-08-11. This first-party site copy preserves the text, localizes public supporting media, and connects the record to its project trail.
Original note
Hermes laying out an estimate based on the current rate of progress on my P-39 airacobra project. Quite likely somewhere between now and September there is a new AI model that just “solves” this complex project. We shall see!
Connected work
- The P-39 Engine Reconstruction Falls Apart: See the engine attempt that refused to cooperate.
- AgentLab: Hermes/Codex 5.5 Aerospace: Read the wider aerospace experiment behind the P-39 work.