Australia in two hours(again)

[CJGibson]

Sir,
I have just seen the first "Australia in two hours" story of 2012 in a UK newspaper. The story is an annual event that marks the start of the "Silly Season". Is an August 14th sighting a late one or was it delayed by the Olympics?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2188122/Could-4-500mph-hypersonic-Mach-6-jet-21st-centurys-answer-Concorde.html

Chris

PS I only read the Mail because it's in the tea-shack and the alternative is The Sun.

 

[Nik]

BBC's take on this was to follow the 'waverider' with an animation of Reaction Engine's Skylon. At least their SABRE & derived engines can be 'run up' on the ground...

 

[CNH]

Sonic BOOOM...

 

[RanulfC]

Sonic BOOOM...

If I understand it correctly if the vehicle remains above 100,000ft not so much

Take off and landing might be a little "steep" though

Randy

 

[CJGibson]

Well, for the 2013 silly season the hacks appear to have forsaken scramjet stories and gone for this:

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/bruno-in-brussels-eu-unplugged/brusselsbruno/367/eu-planning-to-own-and-operate-spy-drones-and-an-air-force/

Chris

 

[CJGibson]

Silly season opens three months early. Papers obviously bored of Brexit.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/05/18/two-hour-sydney-london-flight-on-track-for-2018-launch/


Chris