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  • Could we fly from London to New York in an hour?

    Airbus has won a patent for a hypersonic passenger plane which could potentially fly from London to New York in an hour. According to the documents, the jet would reach speeds as high as Mach 4.5, or four-and-a-half times the speed of sound. That compares to Mach 2 for Concorde. The patent application says that the aeroplane would use a variety of engines that would serve different purposes and power would come from hydrogen stored onboard. Two turbojets under the fuselage and a rocket motor in the rear would be used during take-off. It would lift off vertically like a Space Shuttle.
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