New supersonic aircraft, the “Son of Concorde,” to fly at Mach 5
British engineers are working on an airplane design dubbed the A2 and affectionately named the “Son of Concorde.” The aircraft would fly at twice the speed of the old Concorde and at five times the speed of sound.
The engineers believe that this is the future of modern air travel. The A2 would fly with a top speed of 3,400mph and be able to take 300 passengers between London and Sydney in under five hours. Its engines are powered by liquid hydrogen and produce few carbon emissions, making this plane much greener than the ones we have today.
Of course, the plane is loud as ever. The A2 would have to fly just under Mach 1 until it reached unpopulated areas at which point it would crank the engines to their full Mach 5 capabilities.
The aircraft is fast, green, and looks great. Can we ask for anything else? We hope that the design comes to life so we can hop on one of these for our next international trip.
Tags: a2, airplane, concorde, flight, green, liquid hydrogen, son of concorde, speed of sound
February 8th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Be a thrilling ride if an outboard engine cuts out at Mach 5…
February 9th, 2008 at 3:32 am
good try!
February 9th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Because the Concorde was the epitome of success. Hey, the bird was well-engineered, and extremely safe, but it was also a huge money sink for BA. People don’t want ultra-expensive SSTs. They want reasonably-priced, comfortable aircraft. If they didn’t, Boeing would already have built an SST.
July 20th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
i like aircraft that too fast…….
September 23rd, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Boeing tried AND failed to develop an SST (Boeing 2707 cancelled in 1971 when Concorde was already gracing the sky) Still sour grapes about it ! What’s obvious and has been for a while is that the technology and indeed expertise for a ‘Son of Concorde’ does exist in the UK and a google search on for e.g. HOTOL will show you that but the UK alone could never afford such a project so any future SST would have to be a Globally funded development
August 27th, 2008 at 12:02 pm