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This is the hypersonic aircraft that can prevent the return of the legendary Concorde


Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the maiden flight of the legendary Concorde, known as 'Club Concorde' is scheduled to relaunch the flight of the supersonic airliner in the coming year 2019, published by the newspaper 

The Economist

The coordinator of the 'Club Concorde', Paul James, assumed the task is complex. The cost of the relaunch of the Concorde and economic viability are some of the challenges we must overcome the project.

However, the members of this club must also face the future supply of hypersonic aircraft will soon reach commercial aviation.

One of these planes is the Lapcat-II of European origin aircraft capable of cruising speeds eight times the speed of sound. Thus, the Lapcat-II would travel in just 3 hours, a Brussels-Sydney trip.

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