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Fly to Europe in 5 hours? Yes please!

I am excited. There is a project out there to build an aircraft that would travel five times the speed of sound and take us to Europe in 5 hours.

A2 surpersonic jet development - smh.com.au

So far, 5 hours is just enough for us (in Australia) to get out of our own borders on the otherside of the country. A trip to Europe, including a stop over in between, can easily stretch to 24 hours, which is not only long, but also uncomfortable when it comes to changing planes and waiting long hours at the transit terminal.

So can you imagine what this new plane could do? Not only will it boost tourism numbers both ways, it will also reduce some traveller fears.

The questions now are: When will it be commercially available, and how much would it cost? Let's hope it would actually cost about the same, or less. If we take the recent A380 release as an example, the plane takes more passengers on less fuel meaning less operating cost for the airlines. If this new plane can get to a destination faster without a stop over, it means more flight frequency is possible, one less airport tax/levy to pay so really, it also should reduce operating cost.

We shall wait and see!
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1. August 10th 2010 @ 00:03. katyzzz Says:
I just love the idea of such speedy travel and I'd even be prepared to pay a bit more for the privilege.
2. August 10th 2010 @ 00:23. AmyHuang Says:
Hi Katyzzz! Yes I would pay a 'bit' more, but if it's going to be double or triple the price I may have to re-consider!
We'll see what happens
3. August 10th 2010 @ 03:11. Tracy Says:
Gosh, that would be amazing.
4. August 10th 2010 @ 03:12. AmyHuang Says:
It *would* be Tracy!
5. August 10th 2010 @ 03:16. Tracy Says:
Like you said, I wonder how much it would be though!!
6. August 10th 2010 @ 03:26. AmyHuang Says:
Let's hope not too much more

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