This is What the Future Airliners Will Probably Look Like

#7 – SpaceLiner

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SpaceLiner is a spaceplane developed by the German Aerospace Center for high-speed travel. Conceptually, this spaceplane has the best features of both an airplane and a rocket using a two-stage concept (similar to the US space shuttle).

Before dropping away, a cryogenic rocket booster carries the SpaceLiner up to high orbit. To reuse it, the German engineers are working on creating special planes to catch the booster while falling from the sky.

At top speed, the SpaceLiner can travel from Australia to Europe in less than 90 minutes! Thanks to the extremely high altitudes and an acceleration of Mach 25. Besides reusability and speed, SpaceLiner is also environment-friendly. Hopefully, the concept would probably start operating by 2050.

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