I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I get to experience the day when the Airbus’s Concorde-2 will be able to fly me from New York to London in one hour.    

Each time I make a long airplane trip, I always question why someone can’t make it shorter. I guess that day is about to come.

The scuttlebutt is that the aircraft manufacturer is working on a Concorde-2 that will actually feature a combination of turbojets, ramjets, and a rocket motor that will get passengers from NYC to London in an hour. 

The big news is that the Airbus has been granted a patent for a new hypersonic passenger jet that could dramatically  speed up airline travel.

Condé Nast Traveler explains, “The Airbus Concorde-2 will take off vertically, shooting straight up on a set of turbojets until the rocket motor kicks in to send you to 30,000 feet, where yet a third set of engines—ramjets this time—jump in to push you forward to your destination. An hour later, touchdown in the land of the Queen.”

Click here to read more technical information from Condé Nast Traveler

Meanwhile, on a personal note.