CNN: Hypersonic rocket engine could 'revolutionize' air travel
(CNN)British aerospace giant BAE Systems is betting big on hypersonic travel -- something its potential new partner says could be a reality within two decades.
BAE is planning to invest £20.6 million ($31.8 million) in a 20% stake of Reaction Engines, a UK-based engineering firm which has developed what it calls "breakthrough" aerospace engine technology, which could potentially be used for a new generation of reusable space vehicles and, as a commercial offshoot, could revolutionize air travel.
An announcement on BAE's website states that the partnership will allow collaboration on Reaction Engines' SABRE technology -- "a new aerospace engine class that combines both jet and rocket technologies with the potential to revolutionize hypersonic flight and the economics of space access."
Update: Skreemr hypersonic passenger plane design would use electromagnetic launch (Next Big Future)
WNU Editor: A number of companies are trying to develop hypersonic technology. And while the focus is on the commercial possibilities for civilian flight .... the real impact will be on the military, and giving it the ability to reach any place in the world with a few hours.
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