Hypersonic jet: Across the pond in two hours

F-35A Lightning II Fighter    (Public Domain)

Faith involves an ability to foresee the future.  Down the road, truth can become stranger than even science fiction.

A hypersonic jet has been designed that can one day shuttle New Yorkers to London in about two hours.  Its blueprint deviates from the “tube-and-wing” structure of current planes, somewhat resembling that of a flying saucer.

The Paradoxal will initially climb to Mach 3 (at 60,000 feet).  At that point, “liquid oxygen” would help “push it at supersonic speeds up to an altitude of 40 miles.”  Passengers could then experience a taste of space travel, including weightlessness and glimpses of stars.

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/space-travelling-passenger-jet-could-make-london-to-new-york-in-two-hours/ar-AAlurf7?OCID=ansmsnnews11

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