| A2 Hypersonic Jet Plane |
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Hypersonic jet could reach Australia in under
five hours Tue Feb 5, 7:05 AM ET
- AFP
British engineers unveiled plans Tuesday for
a hypersonic jet which could fly from Europe
to Australia in less than five hours.
The A2 plane, designed by engineering company
Reaction Engines based in Oxfordshire,
southern England, could carry 300 passengers
at a top speed of almost 4,000 mph (6,400
kmh), five times the speed of sound.
The LAPCAT (Long-Term Advanced Propulsion
Concepts and Technologies) project, backed by
the European Space Agency, could see the
plane operating within 25 years, the firm's
boss Alan Bond told the Guardian daily.
"The A2 is designed to leave Brussels
international airport, fly quietly and
subsonically out into the north Atlantic at
mach 0.9 before reaching mach 5 across the
North Pole and heading over the Pacific to
Australia," he said.
The plane, which at 143 metres (469 feet)
long would be about twice the size of the
biggest current jets, could fly non-stop for
up to 12,500 miles (20,000 km).
It operates on liquid hydrogen, which is more
ecologically friendly as it gives off water
and nitrous oxide instead of carbon
emissions.
Passengers would have to put up with having
no windows, due to problems with heat
produced at high speeds. Instead designers
may put flat screen televisions where the
windows would be, giving the impression of
seeing outside.
Fares would be comparable with current first
class tickets on standard flights, of around
3,500 pounds (4,700 euros, 6,900 dollars).
The flight time from Brussels to Australia
would be four hours and 40 minutes. "It
sounds incredible by today's standards but I
don't see why future generations can't make
day trips to Australasia," he said.
"Our work shows that it is possible
technically; now it's up to the world to
decide if it wants it."
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| Hypersonic XLC |
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This is a music video of Hypersonic XLC
(xtreme launch coaster) at Paramount's Kings
Dominion
Or to put it more simply, Take power tower,
slam it on it's side, and connect it to a
coaster track then you have Hypersonic XLC.
0-82 MPH in 1.8 secs
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| The Problem with Hyper Sonic... |
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Woot woot! This made it into Sonic Shorts
Volume 4! Check it out:
www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/452173
"It was about this time that Sonic realized
why no one wanted to hang out with him while
he was in Hyper mode....."
Sonic, Knuckles, Rouge, and Shadow belongs to
Sonic Team, SEGA.
This and other animations are in my
DeviantArt gallery:
http://cacti.deviantart.com/
Also, Sonic's arms should not be flashing but
I have corrected this in the original flash.
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