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| Thread ID: 128031 | 2012-11-29 05:27:00 | London to Sydney in 4 hours by plane | Bobh (5192) | PC World Chat |
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| 1315376 | 2012-11-29 05:27:00 | Word on the street is that some of the aerospace industry’s biggest players — Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Gulfstream and NASA — will soon reveal plans for a passenger jet that goes from London to Sydney in four hours. This plane is designed to carry 12 passengers and will cost about $80 million to develop. The new plane will be capable of travelling at 2500 mph. Engineers are working on a way to cut out the loud boom (when it breaks the sound barrier I guess). Heard this on Prime news tonight. Read here. (www.smartplanet.com) |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1315377 | 2012-11-29 07:22:00 | Amazing thing, sad part is probably another 4h from Sydney back to NZ. | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1315378 | 2012-11-29 08:00:00 | The solution reportedly involves a design with thinner wings and engines that are kept hidden. Looks at picture, 4x massive engines... yup, real hidden. Didn't even see them there :D Still awesome to see aviations evolving. I just hope these things aren't all robotic so I might get a chance to fly one :p I'd be so lucky! |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1315379 | 2012-11-29 08:19:00 | Looks at picture, 4x massive engines... yup, real hidden. Didn't even see them there :D You all have to look real close now, y'hear? Probably their R&D guys trying to justify their existence. It's been mooted for some time now (LHR-SYD in four hours) but in the end, it's always ended up as a pipe dream. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1315380 | 2012-11-29 08:22:00 | By the time I retire in 20 years or less I should be able to visit my sister in England for the weekend | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1315381 | 2012-11-29 08:23:00 | By the time I retire in 20 years or less I should be able to visit my sister in England for the weekend As long as you start saving for it - now. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1315382 | 2012-11-29 09:13:00 | Na mate, win the 700mil US lottery!! | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1315383 | 2012-11-29 20:06:00 | Yeah - only thing is this plane has to avoid going over Land due to breaking the sound barrier over and over again . . . Saw the "flight path" on the news last night . . . Over the north (or was it south =\) pole . . . Definitely watch this space though . . . |
lordnoddy (3645) | ||
| 1315384 | 2012-11-29 20:30:00 | I doubt i will see these in production in my life time. Brilliant idea but 1 crash will see the end of them | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1315385 | 2012-11-30 01:01:00 | "The new planes are designed to seat 12 people" I cant see there being many buyers(if any) for this plane. The tech for this sort of thing has been around since the 60's . There's good reasons new supersonic airliners arnt being built. Another 'paper' airplane ?? :) |
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