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Originally Posted by Julian
A hypersonic plane has broken the world speed record by flying at 7,700 km/h (4,780 mph), Mach 7. 
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The technology could eventually pave the way for faster long-distance air travel -
Imagine....London to New York in under an hour, but you look like Rowan Atkinson when you get there.  |
Hmmm You gotta wonder if this would ever be meant for passenger carrying aircraft. I'd imagine that Dubya wont allow passanger jets to fly faster than his shiny military aircraft.
Imagine the safety precautions needed for passengers to be carried at those speeds. Concorde overcame huge hurdles to reach supersonic speeds for a passenger carrying aircraft and was then deemed commercially uneconomical after one major accident.
I dont think anyone yet will be attempting to invest/design and build another supersonic airliner for the forseeable future.
Excellent advance in technology though, still gotta say it will be used for military purposes only at first.