Oxfordshire-based R&D firm Reaction Engines has unveiled designs for a hypersonic passenger aeroplane, which could fly from northern Europe to Australia in under five hours.
With the help of European Space Agency funding, the team of engineers and scientists at Reaction Engines have developed plans for an aircraft that could travel at more than 3,000 mph, transporting 300 passengers. The plane would be of particular significance to the aerospace industry’s current strive to lower its carbon footprint, as it would…
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