A revolutionary hypersonic airliner, the A-HyM Hypersonic Air Master, could slash London-New York flight times to a mere 45 minutes.
This groundbreaking aircraft is set to revolutionize air travel by flying at Mach 7.3-over 5,600 mph. Designed to carry 170 passengers, it could reduce the transatlantic journey from the usual seven hours, making transatlantic travel quicker than ever before.
In comparison, Concorde typically flew from London to New York in just under three and a half hours, compared to about eight hours on a subsonic flight. It comes after the TSA revealed a new list of 16 items that are banned from passengers' checked bags.
Spanish designer Oscar Viñals says the A-HyM would cruise at an altitude of 30,000 meters, far above conventional jets, using advanced heat-resistant materials like titanium and carbon fiber to withstand temperatures up to 1,832°F.
Its innovative Sonic Boom Mitigation System aims to reduce the disruptive noise of breaking the sound barrier, potentially allowing supersonic and even hypersonic flights over land without disturbing communities below, reports the Mirror.
Powered by a next-generation hydrogen-fueled combined-cycle engine, the aircraft would blend turbojet, ramjet, and oblique detonation technologies for both speed and eco-friendliness.
Inside, passengers would enjoy spacious, comfortable cabins equipped with virtual panoramic windows and advanced entertainment systems designed to handle the unique conditions of hypersonic flight.
The A-HyM, a concept aircraft, is showcasing how advancements in materials science, propulsion systems, and aerodynamics are making ultra-fast and sustainable global travel more feasible than ever.
Oscar Viñals, the visionary behind the project, said: "This aircraft concept would allow its users not only to experience a unique flight at dizzying speeds in excellent conditions, but it would also allow them to "master" time, because a trip, for example, from London to Los Angeles would only take an hour and a half, from boarding at Heathrow international airport to disembarking at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport)."
But the team behind the A-HyM isn't alone in chasing the dream of commercial supersonic flight. In January, the Boom supersonic jet - often referred to as the 'new Concorde' - officially broke the sound barrier.
Boom, a Colorado-based company, launched its XB-1 test plane from California's Mojave Air and Space Port for a test flight in January. The plane reached a speed of Mach 1.1, or 844 miles per hour, while flying at about 35,000 feet.
A plane is considered 'supersonic' once it surpasses Mach 1. The Boom XB-1 is the first civil supersonic jet made in the US to break the sound barrier.
The challenge of breaking through the sound barrier, and the loud bang that occurs when planes do, is part of why super-fast air travel has been difficult to achieve from a business perspective.
As stunning and iconic as the Concorde's curved delta wing shape was, it had a fundamental flaw that led to its eventual retirement. Breaking the sound barrier creates a massive sonic boom that can wreak havoc on the ground below.
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