Britain unveils super-fast plane

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sasguru replied

6 February 2008, 10:19
Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Post

Shame - I wish they'd get on with it. I hate flying would love to get it over with quicker - I bet there's no turbulence at 50 million feet of whatever, either.

But there's plenty till you get to 50 million feet
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Peoplesoft bloke replied

6 February 2008, 10:15
Originally posted by zeitghost

This'll get as far as the last British hypersonic aircraft did... i.e. nowhere.

Shame - I wish they'd get on with it. I hate flying would love to get it over with quicker - I bet there's no turbulence at 50 million feet of whatever, either.
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Troll replied

6 February 2008, 09:46
Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Post

Ahem, I disagree. Can't stand the American inspired trend for removing anything vaguely human looking from their bodies and replacing it with plastic.

I have to agree, can't stand plastic perfectly symmetrical boobies
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sasguru replied

6 February 2008, 09:27
Can someone explain to atw what we are talking about ...
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sasguru replied

6 February 2008, 09:26
Agree with the previous 2 posters. A well tended bush does not go amiss ...
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Peoplesoft bloke replied

6 February 2008, 09:25
Originally posted by Pickle2 View Post

The hairy box less so.

Ahem, I disagree. Can't stand the American inspired trend for removing anything vaguely human looking from their bodies and replacing it with plastic.
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Pickle2 replied

6 February 2008, 09:07
Originally posted by AtW View Post

French girlie accent is also very cute

The hairy box less so.
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AtW replied

5 February 2008, 20:47
Originally posted by MrRobin View Post

I know I know I know... I was just trying to distract myself from the fact the French are so much better at trains than us.

French girlie accent is also very cute
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MrRobin replied

5 February 2008, 20:39
Originally posted by AtW View Post

I think you will find that the difference is that the French will use their trains extensively very shortly, where as is this invention will be used by the military (at best) about 5-10 years from now (at best) and most likely it won't be UK military too since Govt in this country does not want to invest into fundamental science and prefers media studies.

I know I know I know... I was just trying to distract myself from the fact the French are so much better at trains than us.
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AtW replied

5 February 2008, 19:32
I think you will find that the difference is that the French will use their trains extensively very shortly, where as is this invention will be used by the military (at best) about 5-10 years from now (at best) and most likely it won't be UK military too since Govt in this country does not want to invest into fundamental science and prefers media studies.
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MrRobin started a topic Britain unveils super-fast plane

5 February 2008, 19:27
Britain unveils super-fast plane

Just to piss all over the thread about the French and their trains...

A British team has designed a hypersonic passenger aeroplane that could one day fly passengers between Europe and Australia in less than five hours.

The A2 was designed by Oxfordshire-based Reaction Engines and would carry 300 passengers at a sustained speed of Mach 5 - or 3,800mph - which is more than twice the speed of Concorde.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/200...r-45dbed5.html
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