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Proposed Lapcat II Hypersonic Airliner: Brussels to Sydney in Less Than 3 Hours

Posted by timothy on from the sorry-no-meal-service dept.

New submitter AG_2011 writes: Could an airliner that flies anywhere in under 3 hours be in service by 2030? One estimate puts the cost one way at €5,000 (£3,700) per seat for a Brussels to Sydney trip. The Lapcat-II project's Mach 8 airliner will be capable of 8,500 km/h (5,280 mph) and could take passengers on this trip in 2 hours and 55 minutes. The race is on...

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  1. So: nine hours from Brussels to Sydney by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Three hours: airport security checks

    Three hours: flight time

    Three hours: customs

    Not bad. Not bad at all.

  2. Brussels to Sydney by turkeydance · · Score: 4, Insightful

    who would want to do that?