This is What the Future Airliners Will Probably Look Like

#9 – Concorde 2

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© Verdict

The Concorde was the first supersonic airliner, while the Concorde 2 showed up in the past couple of years as the second version that would become the 1st hypersonic airliner. The plane would have a cruising speed of Mach 4.5 along with many other extraordinary features, such as using 3 types of engines.

Concorde 2 would engage lift jets for a vertical takeoff, and once up in the air, a rocket engine would kick in to shoot it to its altitude and extreme speed, then, the wings’ ramjets would accelerate to the top cruising speed.

To reduce the noise, the Concorde 2 has a strange-looking wing that offers high lift as well. Although much faster, the Concorde 2 can only host 20 passengers compared to the original’s 120.

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