Virgin Galactic revealed a first look at its supersonic aircraft’s design. Take a look:
, specifically toward helping the company build a supersonic aircraft.
"We have made great progress so far, and we look forward to opening up a new frontier in high speed travel," Virgin Galactic chief space officer George Whitesides said in a statement.British aerospace company Rolls-Royce has a notable history making aircraft engines, including having built the engines that powered the supersonic Concorde aircraft.The initial supersonic design targets Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound, using a delta-wing aircraft.
The company's design puts it into a development race against a few other private firms, some of which have been working on next-generation supersonic aircraft for several years. each are working on supersonic jets — and, before the the coronavirus pandemic, those companies expected to conduct test flights as early as 2023 or 2024.
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