Hypersonic flight involves travelling at more than five times the speed of sound
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A two-hour flight from Sydney to London came to reality with successful test of hypersonic technology in the Australian desert today.
A joint US-Australian military research team is running a series of trials at the world’s largest land testing range, Woomera in South Australia, and at Norway’s Andoya Rocket Range.
Scientists have said hypersonic technology could cut travelling time from Sydney to London to as little as two hours for the seventeen thousand kilometre flight. Hypersonic flight involves travelling at more than five times the speed of sound.
The experimental rocket in the trial on Wednesday reached an altitude of 278 kilometers, Australia’s defence department said.
“It is a game-changing technology … and could revolutionise global air travel, providing cost-effective access to space,” Australia’s chief scientist Alex Zelinsky said in a statement.
Scientists have said hypersonic technology could cut travelling time from Sydney to London to as little as two hours for the 17,000-kilometre (19,540-mile) flight.
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