Originally Posted by
horizon flyer
This is the future in 30 years so will Dubai still be needed?
https://www.reactionengines.co.uk/sa...t-applications
London to Sydney direct in 4.5 hours cruise at marc 5.3 running on liquid hydrogen.
The future is always here today but generally takes 20 years to arrive.
Marvellous though Skylon may well turn out to be (and the omens are good, best of luck to them!), it is not going to be a mass transit system. So whilst some very exotic "airline" service might be offered, for us mere millionaires and below we'll be slumming it on a mere aircraft at < M1.0, but likely with better in flight food.