A new supersonic plane could get from London to New York in 80 minutes, that’s if it ever gets off the ground.
The Hyper Sting concept would travel at 4000kph – almost twice that of Concorde.
Spanish designer Oscar Viñals says 170 passengers could enjoy travel at over three times the speed of sound.
He explains that a Mach 3.5 capability would be thanks to innovative systems like a so-far theoretical cold fusion nuclear reactor.
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This would power two ramjet engines and four next gen hybrid turbojets.
At 100 metres, the Hyper Sting would be more than 30 metres longer than Concorde, and have a wider…
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