A nuclear-powered high speed plane could be heading to the market, which would allow passengers to fly from London to New York in 80 minutes.
The “Hyper Sting” is a new aircraft design by Oscar Viñals, a Spanish industrial and concept designer, which would fly at three times the speed of sound.
The striking name is inspired by the jet’s pointed design.
Viñals said: “The fuselage would have the shape of a ‘big sting’ with a very sharp ‘nose’, that would have the function to control the front airflow (pressure/speed), in order to redistribute it over the central part and over the wings.”
The Hyper Sting has not yet been put to the test, but the designer claims it could reach a maximum speed of 2,664 mph. This is more than four times faster than the average aircraft,…
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