Feb 8 2008Somebody Buy Me A Ticket: The A2 "Son Of Concorde" Supersonic Jet Is Pretty Fast
I never got a chance to fly on a Concorde, mostly because I'm poor and don't like flying (or driving, or walking). But there may be a chance in the not-too-distant future to experience supersonic flight after all thanks to the A2. Nicknamed the "Son of Concorde" the jet is powered by liquid hydrogen and can reach speeds in excess of 3,400 mph. The plane will cruise at a 100,000ft altitude and travel from England or Brussels to Australia in under five hours. The plane seats 300 and tickets are expected to go for around $3,900. Which is a lot. Being able to join the Mile High and Mach 5 clubs in one trip would be pretty cool though. But still not as cool as making love with a jetpack on.
A2, the "Son of Concorde," is supersonic, green and sexy [dvice]
Reader Comments
1. groonk - February 8, 2008 3:18 PM
son of a bitch is more like it. i'm wondering about the price for a trip on that bastard child of the Concorde.
2. daguz - February 8, 2008 3:41 PM
Heh... no anal secs with a jet pack on. heh.. he said pack on... heh heh heh
3. imd14u2b - February 8, 2008 4:45 PM
how about a ticket on the son's bestfriend's of the guy who cuts his sisters hair of the concorde...might be cheaper..look into it..get back to me..
4. Kal-El - February 8, 2008 6:37 PM
Dude, 4G is cheap for a flight that takes 4 hours from england to australia. as an australian, I would pay that much not to have to travel 26 hours plus.
5. guate6 - February 9, 2008 3:43 AM
It doesn't look like it has much of a cockpit.
6. kat - February 9, 2008 10:40 PM
screw the jet- i wanna ride in that sweet supersonic minivan below it!
7. David - February 11, 2008 4:56 AM
Pretty, but it will never happen.
8. jumpin_j - February 11, 2008 11:28 AM
I flew the Concorde twice. It was a sweet ride. The price for this flight, assuming they could keep it at that price, is actually LESS expensive than the original. I flew NYC to London Heathrow for around $3500 for one way, but that was during the clearance special a few months before they stopped flying it. Normally it would be around $4500 each way. I thought I could get hit by a truck so live the dream. The coolest part was once over the Atlantic, feeling a slight push from the afterburners kicking in, and watching the sign at the front of the cabin go Mach 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, up to Mach 2. Plus they fed you till you couldn't eat any more. The idea of going the other way, leaving London at 10:30AM and arriving in NYC at 9:15AM was surreal. You arrived before you left. Damn I miss that plane!
9. jumpin_j - February 11, 2008 11:32 AM
Just noticed one MAJOR PROBLEM with this plane. International law will prevent this plane from breaking the sound barrier over land. So what kind of route it could take from Europe to Australia and maintain supersonic speeds would be a mystery.
10. guate6 - February 11, 2008 12:00 PM
#9: If the plane were flying high enough, would this law still apply?
11. dave - February 20, 2008 5:26 PM
New supersonic design work has apparently been able to avoid the BOOM as the sound barrier is broken. Dont know detail, but read about it recently