Aerospace

Airbus patents new hypersonic aircraft

Airbus, Europe's largest airline, has patented a hypersonic jet. The aircraft will be capable of developing the speed of up to 4.5 speeds of sound.

Thus, a flight on board the new jetliner from London to New York will take one hour instead of eight on board Airbus A33, Pravda.Ru reports with reference to Business Insider. 

It was said that the hypersonic aircraft would be equipped with a delta wing on each side of the fuselage. In addition, the aircraft will have a whole system of three different types of engines. The aircraft will be able to develop the cruising speed of more than 3000 m/h.