Reaction Engines A2

The Reaction Engines Limited A2 (called the A2) is a design study for a hypersonic airliner. The airliner is intended to provide environmentally-friendly, long range and high capacity commercial transportation. It is being examined as part of the LAPCAT programme of the European Union. The plane has not been commercially launched yet, but Reaction Engines Limited, the British design firm, says it could probably be developed into a working aircraf... more

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