What's with CNN and Ridiculous Airplanes?

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The discussion centers on the Antipode, a revolutionary aircraft concept designed by Charles Bombardier in collaboration with Abhishek Roy of Lunatic Koncepts. This hypersonic plane aims to travel at Mach 24, enabling a journey from London to New York in just 11 minutes, significantly faster than the Concorde. The Antipode is designed to carry up to ten passengers over a distance of 12,430 miles in under an hour, showcasing advancements in aerospace design and engineering.

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Baked CNN said:
Remember the Skreemr, a concept for a supersonic plane that could travel at Mach 10?

Scratch that, there's now a design for a plane that could cruise from London to New York in 11 minutes, traveling at Mach 24 -- that's 12 times faster than the Concorde!

Charles Bombardier, the industrial designer who came up with both designs, has dubbed this newest concept the Antipode, which he conceived in collaboration with Lunatic Koncepts founder Abhishek Roy.

In theory, it could carry up to ten passengers up to 12,430 miles in under an hour.

How it would work

"I wanted to create an aircraft concept capable of reaching its antipode -- or diametrical opposite -- as fast as possible," Bombardier told Forbes.

Did you just daze out?
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/27/aviation/antipode-hypersonic-concept-plane/index.html
For the love of god, somebody please make it stop!
 
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