Summary Company has named prototype as XB-1.
(Web Desk) - An American conglomerate has moved one step closer to build a plane titled as ‘boom supersonic jet’ which could fly from New York to Islamabad in just four hours and forty-five minutes.
Boom Supersonic claims its final product will be the “world’s fastest civil aircraft ever made”, capable of hitting speeds of 1,451mph, making it 10 per cent faster than Concorde and over twice as fast as other airliners.
XB-1 will fly at around 60,000ft, and Boom Supersonic says it will cut the flight time for journeys between London and New York by more than half.
At present, a passenger aircraft takes 20 hours to cover distance between Islamabad and New York.
Unsurprisingly, however, tickets will be extremely expensive, at up to $2,500 one-way, in either direction.
Company has named prototype as XB-1. It could start taking on passengers in the early 2020s.
