A new supersonic jet that will be able to get you from London to New York in three hours is beginning testing next year.
First of all, that's cool as fuck. Let's just think about all that free time. Free time is the best kind of time. To be fair, on my days off I usually just scroll through Facebook/Twitter and cry about the mean comments on my articles. Hey, everyone's got to have a hobby.
But with the time this jet is claiming to save you, you could:
- Watch most of The Green Mile
- Write a very strongly-worded letter to Toblerone about their new bar shape and have enough time to take it to the post office and send it off
Scroll through Facebook/Twitter and cry about mean commentsGo for a walk- Learn how to play the recorder while simultaneously getting back at your neighbours for keeping you up until 3am
- Become a vegetarian, but then pass a shop and think: 'Mmm, I could really go for a sausage roll. Maybe I'll just eat the pastry' and the next thing you know you've devoured the whole thing (plus a Peperami) and you're covered in the flaky crumbs of guilt. You tried, though. That's the main thing. You tried.
Sadly, the supersonic jet (called Boom) is looking to charge £3,500 for a ticket. Bloody hell, I better get saving.
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Richard Branson said: "I have long been passionate about aerospace innovation and the development of high-speed commercial flights,
"As an innovator in the space, Virgin Galactic's decision to work with Boom was an easy one.
"Through Virgin Galactic's manufacturing arm, the Spaceship Company, we will provide engineering and manufacturing services, along with flight test support and operations as part of our shared ambitions."
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The top speed of the jet is 1,451 miles per hour - 10 percent faster than Concorde.
If the tests are starting in 2017, surely they'll be standard by 2020? I'll start looking after the pennies now in that case.
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