Charles Bombardier, the engineer behind the high-speed Skreemr jet, has unveiled his latest design that will reduce London to New York flight time to just 11 minutes.
According to Bombardier, the Antipode is capable of reaching Mach 24, making it twice the speed of the Skreemr and 12 times faster than Concorde.
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The Skreemr, a four-winged scramjet designed by Bombardier last year, could carry 75 passengers at speeds of up to Mach 10.
According to him, unlike the Skreemr, the Antipode will be able to take off directly from any airfield by using reusable rocket boosters.
The rocket boosters attached to its wings would propel the plane to 40,000 feet and help it reach Mach 5, before they separate and fly back to base.
After that, the supersonic combustion engine will be ignited, shooting the jet up to a speed of Mach 24.
To avoid overheating at such speeds, the jet will use NASA's Long Penetration Mode concept that will resolve the issue of rising temperatures.
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