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Lockheed Martin going one better with their new jet.
[url= http://www.slashgear.com/concorde-replacement-could-travel-from-london-to-nyc-in-3-hours-01357861/ ]Link[/url]
Posted : 01/12/2014 1:52 pm
[url= http://www.lockheedmartin.co.uk/us/news/features/2014/getting-up-to-speed.html ]Interesting[/url] but We'll not see passengers boarding a commercial supersonic aircraft before 2025 I reckon...
Posted : 01/12/2014 2:08 pm
Airbus is working with a US firm called Aerion to build its own supersonic jet that can fly from London to NEC in three hours
pfft, you could drive that in 2 hours...
We'll not see passengers boarding a commercial supersonic aircraft before 2025 I reckon...
If at all, what with video conferencing/webex technology.
Posted : 01/12/2014 2:08 pm
Can't see that ever happening as a commercial proposition. Private jet for the super-rich... maybe.
Not sure why but saying "the Concorde" always grates too. Should just be "Concorde" IMO.
Posted : 01/12/2014 2:16 pm
have a tri-jet configuration with an engine on top of the aircraft and two others under each wing
So, is it three engines or five? - make your mind up!
that can fly from London to NEC in three hours
That's rubbish - [url= http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/timesandfares/EUS/BHI/today/1630/dep ]even our pitiful trains can do it quicker[/url]
SOURCE: Dailymail
Ah - I understand, now.
😉
Posted : 01/12/2014 2:24 pm
There is some good maths in this article.
Aerion's AS2 jet will fly at 1217mph making it almost as fast as the Concorde, which flew at 1350mph
Posted : 01/12/2014 3:01 pm