How will it be if you can reach Delhi from Hyderabad in just 15 minutes? And how it will be is you can fly between Hyderabad and New York in 2 hours nonstop? Well, this might sound impossible but then this impossible is likely to become possible and the credit for that goes to NASA. If you are wondering what this is all about, here is the story.
Research is on in NASA to come up with a hypersonic plane that can travel 5 times faster than the speed of sound. Reports say that about three years will be spent in research and the technology will be scram jet powered. Usually, the speed of sound is 1035 km/hr so with the new hypersonic jet, one can travel from Mumbai to Delhi in just 14 minutes.
On an international level, the journey from Sydney to New York will be 1.5 hours. Sources reveal that about 24 crores is spent per year on the research and for now, they are facing hiccups in the engine design and fuel. The length of the jet is likely to be 12 feet in length, 5feet in width and weight is approximately 1300 kgs.
An aircraft will go upto 40000 feet and from there, the hypersonic jet would be dropped and then it flies. For starters, the first phase will have unmanned jets and after the desired results, passenger flying will take place. It is heard that the hypersonic jet is being prepared with warplane technology. However, inside members say that the main objective of NASA is to use this jet to visit the Mars planet and examine the possibility of existence of life there. Get ready for the new age aircraft folks.
Research is on in NASA to come up with a hypersonic plane that can travel 5 times faster than the speed of sound. Reports say that about three years will be spent in research and the technology will be scram jet powered. Usually, the speed of sound is 1035 km/hr so with the new hypersonic jet, one can travel from Mumbai to Delhi in just 14 minutes.
On an international level, the journey from Sydney to New York will be 1.5 hours. Sources reveal that about 24 crores is spent per year on the research and for now, they are facing hiccups in the engine design and fuel. The length of the jet is likely to be 12 feet in length, 5feet in width and weight is approximately 1300 kgs.
An aircraft will go upto 40000 feet and from there, the hypersonic jet would be dropped and then it flies. For starters, the first phase will have unmanned jets and after the desired results, passenger flying will take place. It is heard that the hypersonic jet is being prepared with warplane technology. However, inside members say that the main objective of NASA is to use this jet to visit the Mars planet and examine the possibility of existence of life there. Get ready for the new age aircraft folks.
