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It's been more than twenty years since the legendary Concorde made its final flight, carrying with it the golden age of aviation when celebrities and affluent businessmen soared through the skies at supersonic speeds over the Atlantic Ocean.
Magazine noted that the Concorde, which was developed partly by a company now owned by Airbus, was capable of flying at about 1,300 mph , or twice the speed of sound — a feat the new invention can beat with new turbojets and a hydrogen power system, according to the patent. The patent documents stipulate that the “ultra-rapid” jet featured a design that made it capable of travelling up to about 4.5 times the speed of sound, making it fast enough to get from London to New York in just one hour.
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