The 'world's fastest airliner' is currently planned for a launch in 2029 which could fly between London and New York in just 3.5 hours.īoom Supersonic previously gave a sneak peek at the latest design for their Overture plane, which is set to be rolled out in 2025, with the aim to have passengers onboard by 2029. It's not the only aircraft of this nature to be aiming to launch in coming years. He predicted: "Supersonic flights will return, but in this case due to some very innovative systems, like the cold fusion reactor, the date of a possible production, would be over 2030 and the cost would not be cheap." Sign up to the Mirror's travel newsletter for more news and updates.Īlthough the Barcelona-based designer believes his concept is feasible, he caveats that for it to come to fruition, there needs to be advances in technology. Unfortunately before you start planning a quick weekend in the Big Apple, technology needs to catch up. The sleek design aims to "have the function to control the front airflow (pressure/speed), in order to redistribute it over the central part and over the wings". "Today, there are some projects for a new era of supersonic flights from different private and public initiatives, some of those are well underway and could become in few years in a real concept."Īs for the name, this is inspired by the aircraft's shape, with a 'very sharp nose'. "The Hyper Sting is a new concept for future supersonic commercial airplanes. "A new era of supersonic flight might be just around the corner, but there are challenges to overcome when it comes to flying faster than the speed of sound. Oscar explains: "Concorde was a brilliant piece of machinery, a noble experiment, but it put too much emissions in the environment, too much noise into our communities, and was too expensive to operate.
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