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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Derailment or breakdowns would be bad halfway across the Pacific.
Moonbeam would only have one track and train. Solar powered of course.
Go for it Boeing!
Perfect plane for AIR FORCE ONE.
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.
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.
Travel always has a risk factor.
I’m happy just to stay home.
Thanks for the tip. I had never heard that. That is probably more important as you get older.
They have been saying this every decade since the 707 came out.
Great looking plane, until it’s discovered it can carry fuel or passengers, but not both.
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.
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