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meh, f*ck it!]]>Feb 22nd 2008 7:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
The average human shouldn't be moving that quickly. It's unnatural, dammit!]]>Feb 22nd 2008 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
I'm pretty sure that at the speed of light you could get to Aus and back (from Europe...or anywhere on the globe for that matter) several dozen times in a second.

4000 mph =/= 186,000 miles per second]]>Feb 22nd 2008 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/

oh and 1st]]>Feb 22nd 2008 7:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/

Can I look forward to putting your name down for a Darwin award at some point in the near future?]]>Feb 22nd 2008 7:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
Hope they have a concept of a different kind of engine too, one that runs on water, or perhaps electricity from an on-board reactor ;-)]]>Feb 22nd 2008 7:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/There already is!
Synthetic oil - Mobil1, or other motor oils.
Synthetic fuel - Was widely used and produced in Nazi-Germany.]]>Feb 22nd 2008 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
This planet still have more oil than we know what to do with. An that oil we have found but haven't started drilling for. On top of that, geologist are realizing that we are just tapping this wonderful black gold that makes our live so wonderful today.

Oil is the engine of life in this planet. If you take away oil, you will instantly throw us to the stoneage. You can kiss all your electronics good-bye if oil is truly gone. Oil is not just used for fuel, but for everything.]]>Feb 22nd 2008 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-space/article/2008-01/green-skies-mach-5]]>Feb 22nd 2008 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
yeah, methane hydrate. They need to find a tech solution to sequestering carbon from burning Coal and Methane Hydrate. Add that to large scale solar energy harnessing in desert areas and large scale off-shore wind farms, and we've got this energy thing nipped in the butt.
That's not even including new nuclear technology that generates less and/or less harmful waste.
I think humanity will be fine... just need to get scientists and/or intelligent people in charge of the world and toss out the corrupt self-centered politicans]]>Mar 6th 2008 5:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 7:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/This was said by a worker of Oxfordshire's own Reaction Engines and i think that Oxford guy knows a little more then you do.]]>Feb 22nd 2008 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
Anyway.

Besides another thing that i forgot to mention its that this plane flies way higher then current commercial planes dont ask me how or why) they wrote about flying from let say Brussels over the Northpole to Australia. I don have the article anymore. But Engadget should make its articles a little more in detail.]]>Feb 22nd 2008 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
So Less than 5 hours is basically little bit fatser than a 777!!!

if it's really twice faster than the concorde we should expect 1h30min]]>Feb 22nd 2008 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Concorde flew London to NYC in 2hrs 54 mins.
This thing will fly London to AUSTRALIA in 5 hrs.]]>Feb 22nd 2008 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
So my bad!]]>Feb 22nd 2008 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I'm sure the Concorde and its engineers feels truly humbled.]]>Jul 11th 2008 1:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/On one side we have an incredible technological achievement. On the other we have vaporware for 25 years from now, who is kidding whom.
Now when you talk about the concord, please remenber that 30 years after its introduction no other craft can do what it could.]]>Feb 22nd 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 23rd 2008 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
I'm sure Concorde would be quicker overall anyway, as by 2033 we'll have to turn up to airports two days early for quarantine and a full cavity search...]]>Feb 22nd 2008 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
The first passenger jet aircraft service was started in 1952, less than 50 years after the first powered flight!! Here we are 56 years later still flying in hollow tubes powered by something invented in 1910...

Where are our sonic air plows and ion thruster engines?]]>Feb 22nd 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/Feb 22nd 2008 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/22/reaction-engines-a2-supersonic-jet-could-easily-humble-the-conc/
Your statement shows how little you know of this industry. Actually, larger and faster planes have always been available for passenger travel, but modifying hundreds of the worlds larger airports to handle these aircrafts prevents their creation.

Just look at Airbus' new A380. This plane is forcing several larger airports that will have flights that utilize this jet to lengthen their runways.

Even the concord had to limit itself to fly to the few airports it serviced. The plane could have been a little larger to lower ticket prices, but no airport could handle it.

Although jet fuel plays a role, that cost is just passed on to the consumer. The BS of man-made global warming and other environmental concerns do no play a role.]]>Feb 22nd 2008 9:48AM