UK firm designs hypersonic passenger jet

Spend_day · 7 Feb 2008 at 13:05

this is kinda cool

It would be able to reach Australia from Brussels Airport, Belgium non-stop in just five hours.

its gonna take 25years to get into service tho

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/UK_firm_designs_hypersonic_passenger_jet

sist_si · 7 Feb 2008 at 13:11

We'll soon be popping to Oz for a weekend break!

hargi · 7 Feb 2008 at 13:13

Would there be windows for the pilot?

Spend_day · 7 Feb 2008 at 13:15

hargi said:
Would there be windows for the pilot?

nah being able to see where your going is overrated

PsiFox · 7 Feb 2008 at 13:29

Why is it designed for Brussels Airport?

Doed it run on a mix of mussels, stella and sprouts?

Le_Petit_Lapin · 7 Feb 2008 at 14:01

hargi said:
Would there be windows for the pilot?

Doubt it. They'll be pretty ****** if there's a failure in the cameras then.

Still, good to see a UK firm doing something like that, on Liquid hydrogen too. Puts a smile on your face to realise that the country hasn't quite gone to the dogs yet.

D.P. · 7 Feb 2008 at 14:32

PsiFox said:
Why is it designed for Brussels Airport?

Doed it run on a mix of mussels, stella and sprouts?

Centre of europe, so the future EU mega-state w here all roads lad to brussels, can have quick access to the US (i'm not sure the demand for flights to OZ will ever increase much).

chiggz · 7 Feb 2008 at 14:33

tbh technology is gonna be awesome in 20 years time

note: no, i'm not from the future

[DOD]Asprilla · 7 Feb 2008 at 15:12

I too have designed a hypersonic jet. It's made from recycled WMD and runs on global warming, turning it into kittens.

Does that mean I can have my press release picked up by the wire services and recycled as real news so that my company gets some much needed publicity for it's real products?