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Boeing unveils rendering of hypersonic jet that would fly from US to Japan in 3 hours
cnbc ^ | 06/26/2018 | Phil Lebaue

Posted on 06/26/2018 4:49:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The hypersonic passenger plane could, in theory, fly as fast as Mach 5, or just under 3,900 miles per hour. That would allow the plane to carry passengers between Los Angeles and Tokyo in roughly three hours. A flight from New York to London could be as quick as two hours. Right now, those flights take about 11 hours and 7 hours, respectively.

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is pushing the aerospace giant to explore the potential of ultra-fast passenger planes.

"I think in the next decade or two you're going to see them become a reality," Muilenburg told CNBC at the Paris Air Show last year. “We see future innovations where you could connect around the world in about two hours.”

How will Boeing and other aerospace companies build passenger planes that can safely fly between far-flung locations in just a few hours? The key will be the development of lightweight materials for the fuselage and new engines that will propel the jets at greater speeds. All of that will take years to be designed and tested.

Then there is the question of cost. How willing is Boeing to potentially spend billions of dollars over the next 20 to 30 years to build a hypersonic passenger plane? If the jet is built, will the costs be low enough to make it a profitable plane for airlines to fly on a regular basis?


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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: aerospace; boeing
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To: Disambiguator

Derailment or breakdowns would be bad halfway across the Pacific.

Moonbeam would only have one track and train. Solar powered of course.


41 posted on 06/26/2018 7:02:14 PM PDT by wally_bert (This is the message phone company. I see youÂ’re using our unit, now how about paying for it?)
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To: BenLurkin

Go for it Boeing!


42 posted on 06/26/2018 7:13:46 PM PDT by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: BenLurkin

Perfect plane for AIR FORCE ONE.


43 posted on 06/26/2018 7:14:57 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: alternatives?

I learned years ago from one of my old college buds who works for Dell and he is sent to SE Asia to inspect their workforce (unofficially). Does this to this day: he never sits down at the airport before the flight.

Not even when eating or just waiting. Because it’s unhealthy to sit on your ass for 10 hours on a flight. You have to move. So he’s just standing the entire time before take off and nowadays for intl flights, you have to check in minimum 3 hours beforehand. he learned this trick from a Brit from the British consulate who is sent around the world, whom he chatted on a flight.


44 posted on 06/26/2018 7:22:35 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: wally_bert

And airline crashes in the ocean aren’t bad? Worked out well for MH370.

Remember rail gives one control over some things...including where to look.


45 posted on 06/26/2018 7:24:01 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Travel always has a risk factor.

I’m happy just to stay home.


46 posted on 06/26/2018 7:38:28 PM PDT by wally_bert (This is the message phone company. I see youÂ’re using our unit, now how about paying for it?)
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To: max americana

Thanks for the tip. I had never heard that. That is probably more important as you get older.


47 posted on 06/26/2018 7:46:13 PM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: FreedomPoster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUmwZZinUo4


48 posted on 06/26/2018 8:26:15 PM PDT by jaz.357 (Blithering Intellectual.)
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To: BenLurkin
"I think in the next decade or two you're going to see them become a reality,"

They have been saying this every decade since the 707 came out.

49 posted on 06/29/2018 1:16:55 PM PDT by hattend
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To: BenLurkin

Great looking plane, until it’s discovered it can carry fuel or passengers, but not both.


50 posted on 06/29/2018 1:18:54 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (Looks like I'll have to buy the White Album again.)
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To: Ragnar Danneskjöld

On that train all graphite and glitter
Undersea by rail
Ninety minutes from New York to Paris
Well by seventy-six we’ll be A.O.K.


51 posted on 06/29/2018 1:22:32 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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