Industrial designer Charles Bombardier has come up with a new concept plane called the Antipode. Using rocket boosters, a scramjet and an aerodynamic technique called <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fntrs.nasa.gov%2Farchive%2Fnasa%2Fcasi.ntrs.nasa.gov%2F20140000348.pdf" target="_blank" target="_blank">long penetration mode</a>, it could theoretically fly from London to New York in 11 minutes.
Antipode —
Industrial designer Charles Bombardier has come up with a new concept plane called the Antipode. Using rocket boosters, a scramjet and an aerodynamic technique called long penetration mode, it could theoretically fly from London to New York in 11 minutes.
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Ukrainian inventor Vladimir Tatarenko has come up with a <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F01%2F22%2Faviation%2Fdetachable-cabin-futuristic-plane%2Findex.html" target="_blank">concept</a> for a plane with a cabin that can eject itself in the event of an aviation emergency. Some experts questions whether it's viable.
Detachable cabin —
Ukrainian inventor Vladimir Tatarenko has come up with a concept for a plane with a cabin that can eject itself in the event of an aviation emergency. Some experts questions whether it's viable.
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SART researchers at the Institute of Space Systems in Bremen, Germany, unveiled their <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2015%2F11%2F24%2Faviation%2Fspaceliner-mach-25%2Findex.html" target="_blank">SpaceLiner</a> concept last year. This hypersonic jet could potentially travel from London to Melbourne in 90 minutes.
SpaceLiner —
SART researchers at the Institute of Space Systems in Bremen, Germany, unveiled their SpaceLiner concept last year. This hypersonic jet could potentially travel from London to Melbourne in 90 minutes.
Courtesy of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
The <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2015%2F11%2F04%2Ftravel%2Fsupersonic-flight-skreemr-duplicate-2%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Skreemr</a> concept design sparked debate in 2015. Its designers claim that it could travel at speeds as fast as Mach 10, reaching New York from London in 30 minutes.
Skreemr —
The Skreemr concept design sparked debate in 2015. Its designers claim that it could travel at speeds as fast as Mach 10, reaching New York from London in 30 minutes.
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Last year, a team from Bristol University in England developed technology that could repair cracks on an aircraft in a similar way that human skin heals. The researchers say it could be introduced in five to ten years.
Self-healing planes —
Last year, a team from Bristol University in England developed technology that could repair cracks on an aircraft in a similar way that human skin heals. The researchers say it could be introduced in five to ten years.
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Also in 2015, Errikos Levis of Imperial London College designed a concept for a family of transatlantic seaplanes that could carry up to 2,000 passengers. The plane would feature a blended wing body, and the engine would live on top of the plane.
Transatlantic seaplane —
Also in 2015, Errikos Levis of Imperial London College designed a concept for a family of transatlantic seaplanes that could carry up to 2,000 passengers. The plane would feature a blended wing body, and the engine would live on top of the plane.
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In 2015, designer and aviation enthusiast Oscar Vinals designed a triple-decker concept plane called the AWWA Progress Eagle, which he imagined carrying up to 800 passengers and running on solar power and hydrogen.
Progress Eagle —
In 2015, designer and aviation enthusiast Oscar Vinals designed a triple-decker concept plane called the AWWA Progress Eagle, which he imagined carrying up to 800 passengers and running on solar power and hydrogen.
Oscar Vinals
Vinals designed the Skywhale in 2014. The imagined aircraft came equipped with self-repairing wings, large windows, a vertical takeoff ability and room for 755 passengers.
Skywhale —
Vinals designed the Skywhale in 2014. The imagined aircraft came equipped with self-repairing wings, large windows, a vertical takeoff ability and room for 755 passengers.
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In 2014 British design company Hybrid Air Vehicles brought airships back in fashion with a design for the Airlander 10, a 92-meter-long airship filled with helium.
Airlander —
In 2014 British design company Hybrid Air Vehicles brought airships back in fashion with a design for the Airlander 10, a 92-meter-long airship filled with helium.
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Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has floated the idea of a futuristic plane with a transparent cabin, holographic pop-up gaming displays and seats that change in size and shape to fit each passenger. They've hinted that such a plane could be in the skies by 2050.
Airbus concept plane —
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has floated the idea of a futuristic plane with a transparent cabin, holographic pop-up gaming displays and seats that change in size and shape to fit each passenger. They've hinted that such a plane could be in the skies by 2050.
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In 2014, Spike Aerospace announced plans for what the world's first supersonic business jet, one capable of breaking the sound barrier, and traveling at Mach 1.8. The S-512 supersonic jet would have no windows (to decrease drag). Instead, the cabin would be lined with screens that could display the landscape outside.
Windowless supersonic jet —
In 2014, Spike Aerospace announced plans for what the world's first supersonic business jet, one capable of breaking the sound barrier, and traveling at Mach 1.8. The S-512 supersonic jet would have no windows (to decrease drag). Instead, the cabin would be lined with screens that could display the landscape outside.
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