NASA’s X-59 aircraft rekindles hopes for commercial supersonic air travel

The X-59, although smaller and slower than Concorde, boasts of a maximum speed of almost 1,500 kph and is estimated to cut travel time from New York to London by around 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Suborbital Flights: Insight

Suborbital flights would employ rockets, quite similar to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic jet programme. These flights would ferry passengers at a surprising speed of 3500 miles per hour (5632 kph) resulting in the saving of so much time. For example, an individual can go from New York to Shanghai in a short time, rather than the ongoing 15-hour drive. A trip from New York to London, for instance, can be finished within an hour.