UK to Australia in just four hours
- jamessnow321
- Sep 27, 2019
- 1 min read
Hypersonic passenger jets of the future could whisk Aussies to the London in just four hours, experts say.
The journey usually takes around 19 to 20 hours - but flight times could be slashed by a new jet engine currently in development.
British firm Reaction Engines is working on a new engine that can propel an aircraft to Mach 5.5.
That's more than five times the speed of sound, resulting in a top speed of around 6437kph.
The SABRE (Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine) says the engines could be operational as early as the 2030s.
"This is not sci-fi. This is not a pipe dream. This is literally in the works," said Dr Graham Turnock, of the UK Space Agency.
"It has the potential to turn air travel on its head.
"Certainly the way you conceive air travel will completely change in ten years' time."
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