"Recent advances in hypersonic plasma science and metric engineering suggest a new paradigm: warp-assisted hypersonics, where engineered plasma sheaths serve as tunable media for inducing local spacetime distortions. Webuild on the insight that not only the complex permittivity of hypersonic plasmas, but the dynamic, rapidly formingenergy densities within these plasmas, can give rise to positive-energy spacetime curvature. This approach enablespractical, near-term testability, offering a path beyond communication blackout mitigation toward enhanced vehicleperformance and transformative propulsion effects"Originally co-authored on Overleaf in July 2025 by Daniel Davis and Dr. Chance M. Glenn Archived privately on Zenodo in October 2025 to preserve authorship record.