LONDON: Boeing has surprised the aviation world when it announced that it developed a hypersonic military plane that could travel faster than a speeding bullet.
It could circle the globe “in three hours” and will fly at five times the speed of sound.
Boeing first unveiled plans for the Valkyrie II last month, which they aim to build in the next 10 to 20 years.
The high-speed strike and reconnaissance vehicle has been billed as a potential successor to the legendary Blackbird R-71 spy plane, and is being nicknamed by aviation fans as the “Song of Blackbird.”
There has been no official statement of when the jet will be launched or details of any plans for the plane.
The design of the aircraft is very similar to the SR72 plane, operated by Lockheed Martin for the US government, and both aircraft use joint turboprops rotation.
Boeing reveals hypersonic plane that could travel globe in three hours
Updated 07 February 2018
Boeing reveals hypersonic plane that could travel globe in three hours
