Flying at more than twice the speed of Concorde and five times the speed of sound, this hypersonic airliner is set to be the future of modern air travel. At these speeds the airliner's total flight time from Brussels to Australia could be as little as four hours and forty minutes. The ground-breaking aircraft - known as the A2 – is the work of British engineers at Reaction Engines Limited in Oxfordshire. The project, to develop the plane, is partly funded by the European Space Agency and the European Union. Of course, if built, the cost of a ticket on the A2 from Europe to Australia is estimated to be around £2,000 ($3907.00 USD)
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Thursday, February 07, 2008
New supersonic airliner could fly 5 times the speed of sound
Flying at more than twice the speed of Concorde and five times the speed of sound, this hypersonic airliner is set to be the future of modern air travel. At these speeds the airliner's total flight time from Brussels to Australia could be as little as four hours and forty minutes. The ground-breaking aircraft - known as the A2 – is the work of British engineers at Reaction Engines Limited in Oxfordshire. The project, to develop the plane, is partly funded by the European Space Agency and the European Union. Of course, if built, the cost of a ticket on the A2 from Europe to Australia is estimated to be around £2,000 ($3907.00 USD)
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