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Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
London to New York in 60 mins? UK plane ‘The Sabre' to reduce travel time - when will it be launched
Britain is forging ahead in aerospace innovation with a bold plan to develop a hypersonic vehicle, dubbed The Sabre, capable of flying at Mach 5 (around 4,000 mph). Led by the UK-based engineering consultancy Frazer‑Nash, the project aims to drastically reduce travel time between London and New York from roughly seven hours to just one. It forms a pivotal component of the wider Invictus programme supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). The Invictus Mission Unveiled Launched with £6 million in backing, Invictus is a multi-national endeavour to design and test a reusable experimental aircraft with sustained hypersonic abilities, as per a report by The Sun. The vehicle is expected to operate at the edge of space and take off conventionally from runways, setting a new aviation benchmark. Researchers are targeting approximately 2031 for the first flight demonstration, according to Frazer‑Nash. 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This sophisticated system rapidly cools incoming air, reducing its temperature from over 1,000 °C to levels manageable for traditional jet engines, all within fractions of a second, as per a report by The Sun. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Belly Fat After Age 50? Try This (It's Genius!) Akusoli Undo This cooling system stems from the precursor to Reaction Engines' innovative SABRE hybrid engine. By condensing hot air back to tolerable temperatures, this technology promises to enable sustainable hypersonic flight through a blend of jet efficiency and rocket-like performance. Why the UK Is at the Forefront The UK Space Agency, along with ESA, has thrown its weight behind Invictus. According to Tony Forsythe, the agency's Head of Space Technology, British engineers have advanced hypersonic propulsion and cooling methods considerably over recent years . Frazer‑Nash's director, Sarah Wilkes, referred to Invictus as a timely opportunity to expand both space and defence capabilities, leveraging deep expertise in propulsion. Live Events Roadmap to Flight 2025–2026: Finalise system architecture and concept design 2027–2030: Build and bench-test engine and airframe By 2031: Achieve first full-flight demonstration Modular design is central to Invictus, allowing engineers to swap propulsion parts, software, and materials across successive test campaigns. This adaptability helps refine the system more quickly while keeping incremental testing efficient and iterative. Global Hypersonic Race The Sabre joins a rapidly evolving field of hypersonic aerospace projects worldwide: Talon‑A by Stratolaunch: flew at Mach 5 in 2024 X‑59 QueSST by Lockheed/NASA: expected first flight in 2025 at Mach 1.4 Venus Stargazer M4: aims for Mach 6 in 2025 Quarterhorse MKII (Hermeus): Mach 2.5 by 2026 Halcyon (Hermeus): Mach 5 by 2030 Nanqiang No 1 (China): Mach 6 in 2025 DART (Hypersonix): Mach 7 in 2025 This cinematic surge into hypersonic territory signals the next chapter for global aerospace. Real-World Impact The technology behind The Sabre opens several commercial and strategic opportunities: Ultra-fast global travel — imagine commuting across continents in just hours. Reusable space launch platforms — cutting launch costs by carrying air into edge-of-space environments. Defence and surveillance systems — hypersonic speeds can enable advanced reconnaissance or rapid deployment technologies. Advances like the pre-cooler will likely trickle down to commercial aviation, enhancing fuel efficiency and enabling faster, cleaner flights. Challenges Ahead While promising, the Sabre programme faces several crucial hurdles: Thermal management: Managing extreme heat in every hypersonic flight model. Materials science: Developing structures capable of surviving drastic aerodynamic and thermal stresses. Regulatory hurdles: Overhauling airspace rules to accommodate ultra-fast civilian flights. Economic justification: Translating technical feats into commercially viable, sustainable transport systems. Looking Ahead to 2030s Travel If all progresses as envisioned, by the early 2030s we might witness: London–New York travel in one hour Emergence of point-to-point hypersonic flights with significant time savings Operational, reusable hypersonic aircraft customized for global logistics, humanitarian missions, and rapid transit Frazer‑Nash and its consortium are laying the groundwork for what could become the norm: rapid, reusable, and eco-conscious high-speed travel. At the dawn of the Mach 5 era, The Sabre stands as a beacon of Britain's aerospace ambitions. Whether ferrying passengers, launching satellites, or serving defence purposes, this hypersonic marvel is poised to recalibrate our expectations of flight and speed. As the Invictus programme approaches its 2031 milestone, it will not just test hardware—it will test our collective readiness for a world where the skies hold limitless possibilities. FAQs What is The Sabre engine? The Sabre (Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine) is a revolutionary propulsion system designed to operate both in the atmosphere and in space. It combines air-breathing jet engine technology with rocket propulsion to enable rapid, reusable space access. How does The Sabre engine differ from traditional jet engines? Unlike conventional jet engines, The Sabre can transition from atmospheric flight to space flight. It uses a unique pre-cooler system to manage extreme heat, allowing it to function at higher speeds and altitudes than typical jet engines.
New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Prince Harry thanks NYC tattoo artist for ‘handling of press' in personal letter: ‘Skillful dodging'
Prince Harry has sent an NYC tattoo artist a personal letter in which he thanked him for his 'handling of the press' following his visit to the ink parlor last year. The Duke of Sussex, 40, was spotted visiting East Side Ink — a high-end custom shop frequented by A-listers — in September 2024. It later emerged that while Harry didn't get any permanent artwork on his body during the brief visit, he did recruit Jelly Roll to headline the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025. 6 Prince Harry has sent an NYC tattoo artist a personal letter in which he thanked him for his 'handling of the press' following his visit to the ink parlor last year. @joshualord/Instagram Now, more than 9 months since the 'Spare' author's visit, tattoo artist and parlor owner Joshua Lord has shared the sweet letter he had received from Harry's office in a post on Instagram. 'Dear Josh, thank you so much for your generosity in offering us your space at East Side Ink for filming,' the duke's letter began. 'It was incredibly kind, and I really enjoyed meeting you and learning more about the history of your shop.' In the letter, which was signed by the Invictus Games founder and dated October 17, 2024, Harry also praised Lord for his 'skillful dodging' of questions from the media. 6 Tattoo artist and parlor owner Joshua Lord has shared the sweet letter he had received from Harry's office. @joshualord/Instagram 6 The Duke of Sussex, 40, was spotted visiting East Side Ink alongside rapper Jelly Roll in September 2024. @joshualord/Instagram 'I also appreciated your artful handling of press questions regarding my visit, it means a lot and I was rather impressed by your skillful dodging! Well done.' 'They'll be in for a shock when they see the final cut,' Harry continued. 'Grateful for your partnership and support in service of the Invictus community.' The letter also included a personal invitation from Harry to the 2025 Invictus Games, which were held in February. 'If you'd like to come to Vancouver in February, we'd love to have you! All the best, Harry,' it concluded. 6 In September 2024, Harry and his security team were seen pulling up to the tattoo shop on the Lower East Side. © 6 During his visit, Harry recruited Jelly Roll to headline the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025. Invictus games In addition to a snap of the letter, Lord shared never-before-seen snaps of the duke during his visit to the tattoo parlor. Several images showed the exiled royal with rapper Jelly Roll, which Lord captioned, 'Lord, Prince and Jelly.' 'ALSO my Royal 'thank you' letter naming me as the Skilful Dodger, which is a pretty good nickname, really,' he added, aptly soundtracking the post to 'Royals' by singer Lorde. The tattooist did, however, make a slight blunder as he tagged the now-defunct @sussexroyal Instagram account, which Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, were forced to give up after quitting royal life in 2020. In September 2024, Harry and his security team were seen pulling up to the tattoo shop on the Lower East Side. 6 The duke got a fake tattoo in a skit with the 'Save Me' musician. Invictus games Management for East Side Ink — where stars like Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson have gotten ink — was tight-lipped about the duke's visit at the time. 'I can't confirm or deny anything,' shop owner Josh Lord told The Post. 'We treat all our customers as if they were royal, because to us they are. We always honor their privacy.'
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Science
- The Irish Sun
UK-led plan to build 4,000mph hypersonic plane ‘The Sabre' that flies on edge of space going from London to NY in 60mins
BRITAIN is leading plans to build a hypersonic plane that could fly on the edge of space and travel from London to New York City in 60 minutes. With a breakthrough design and cutting-edge technology, "The Sabre" will be able to fly at a speed of Mach 5 (4000mph) - which is five times the speed of sound. 6 Conmcept image shows what the aircraft could look like Credit: Fraser-Nash 6 It will fly on the edge of space and will also have horizontal takeoff capabilities Credit: Fraser-Nash 6 Plans launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) are to develop a fully reusable experimental aircraft that can fly at sustained hypersonic speeds Credit: YouTube And engineers are inching closer to putting the The £6million plan to develop the jet of the Plans launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) are to develop a fully reusable experimental aircraft that can fly at sustained hypersonic speeds. It will fly on the edge of space and will also have horizontal takeoff capabilities. read more on aviation This means that flying time from London to New York will be slashed from seven hours to just 60 minutes. The Invictus testing vehicle will be upgradable, allowing for the exchange of materials, software and propulsion systems between flight test campaigns. At the centre of the futuristic technology is a pre-cooler system, which has been tested for the Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (Sabre). Sabre engines combine aspects of jet and rocket propulsion and can pull oxygen out of the air during flight at lower levels of Earth's atmosphere, increasing efficiency. Most read in The Sun While flying at speeds such as Mach 5, overheating and air friction are the main problems. Pre-cooler systems solve this problem, cooling "the air before it reaches the engine, allowing conventional aircraft engines to travel at hypersonic speeds," Frazer-Nash said in a statement. Watch moment hypersonic jet 'Quarterhorse' makes first flight in big step towards trips from London to NYC in 90 mins It is understood that over the next 12 months, the highly-skilled team at Invictus will finish the concept design and develop a full flight system for the aircraft to fly by 2031. Sarah Wilkes, chief at Frazer-Nash said: "INVICTUS is an exciting opportunity to provide advanced technology for space and advanced capabilities in defence. "With strong industry support and deep engineering and aerospace expertise, including Frazer-Nash colleagues with a decade of propulsion experience, we have all the right ingredients to make this ambitious vision a reality.' Tony Forsythe, Head of Space Technology at the UK Space Agency, added: 'This exciting project, made possible by our investments in the European Space Agency, has significant potential to build on advanced cooling and hypersonic propulsion technology developed by UK engineers over many years." Meanwhile, a The Venus Stargazer is being developed by Venus Aerospace who revealed that it was planning a flight demo "later this summer". The company said that thanks to a Nasa-funded breakthrough, the "record-setting" engine system is nearly ready to try out for real. Venus hopes that its rocket engine will be able to blast passengers around the Earth in record time. " "No one has ever built a hypersonic platform that makes two-hour global transport cost-effective. Until now. Meanwhile, a massive plane dubbed the 'Skytanic' is set to The US is reportedly planning for a 'Son of Blackbird' jet that could become the world's fastest plane. And another hypersonic jet could whisk passengers from 6 The £6million plan to develop the jet of the future is called Invictus Credit: Fraser-Nash 6 It could fly at Mach 5 speed Credit: YouTube 6 Flying time from London to New York will be slashed from seven hours to just 60 minutes. Credit: YouTube
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Science
- Scottish Sun
UK-led plan to build 4,000mph hypersonic plane ‘The Sabre' that flies on edge of space going from London to NY in 60mins
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) BRITAIN is leading plans to build a hypersonic plane that could fly on the edge of space and travel from London to New York City in 60 minutes. With a breakthrough design and cutting-edge technology, "The Sabre" will be able to fly at a speed of Mach 5 (4000mph) - which is five times the speed of sound. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 Conmcept image shows what the aircraft could look like Credit: Fraser-Nash 6 It will fly on the edge of space and will also have horizontal takeoff capabilities Credit: Fraser-Nash 6 Plans launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) are to develop a fully reusable experimental aircraft that can fly at sustained hypersonic speeds Credit: YouTube And engineers are inching closer to putting the state-of-the-art machine in the skies - which could happen as early as 2031. The £6million plan to develop the jet of the future is called Invictus, which is being led by UK-based Frazer-Nash consultants. Plans launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) are to develop a fully reusable experimental aircraft that can fly at sustained hypersonic speeds. It will fly on the edge of space and will also have horizontal takeoff capabilities. This means that flying time from London to New York will be slashed from seven hours to just 60 minutes. The Invictus testing vehicle will be upgradable, allowing for the exchange of materials, software and propulsion systems between flight test campaigns. At the centre of the futuristic technology is a pre-cooler system, which has been tested for the Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (Sabre). Sabre engines combine aspects of jet and rocket propulsion and can pull oxygen out of the air during flight at lower levels of Earth's atmosphere, increasing efficiency. While flying at speeds such as Mach 5, overheating and air friction are the main problems. Pre-cooler systems solve this problem, cooling "the air before it reaches the engine, allowing conventional aircraft engines to travel at hypersonic speeds," Frazer-Nash said in a statement. Watch moment hypersonic jet 'Quarterhorse' makes first flight in big step towards trips from London to NYC in 90 mins It is understood that over the next 12 months, the highly-skilled team at Invictus will finish the concept design and develop a full flight system for the aircraft to fly by 2031. Sarah Wilkes, chief at Frazer-Nash said: "INVICTUS is an exciting opportunity to provide advanced technology for space and advanced capabilities in defence. "With strong industry support and deep engineering and aerospace expertise, including Frazer-Nash colleagues with a decade of propulsion experience, we have all the right ingredients to make this ambitious vision a reality.' Tony Forsythe, Head of Space Technology at the UK Space Agency, added: 'This exciting project, made possible by our investments in the European Space Agency, has significant potential to build on advanced cooling and hypersonic propulsion technology developed by UK engineers over many years." Meanwhile, a hypersonic passenger jet which could take travelers from London to New York City in just one hour is set to arrive as "as soon as the 2030s". The Venus Stargazer is being developed by Venus Aerospace who revealed that it was planning a flight demo "later this summer". The company said that thanks to a Nasa-funded breakthrough, the "record-setting" engine system is nearly ready to try out for real. Venus hopes that its rocket engine will be able to blast passengers around the Earth in record time. "Stargazer M4 is Earth's first hypersonic, reusable aircraft," Venus Aerospace boasted. "No one has ever built a hypersonic platform that makes two-hour global transport cost-effective. Until now. Meanwhile, a massive plane dubbed the 'Skytanic' is set to take to the skies by 2030. The US is reportedly planning for a 'Son of Blackbird' jet that could become the world's fastest plane. And another hypersonic jet could whisk passengers from London to Sydney in just two hours. 6 The £6million plan to develop the jet of the future is called Invictus Credit: Fraser-Nash 6 It could fly at Mach 5 speed Credit: YouTube
The Sun
a day ago
- Science
- The Sun
UK-led plan to build 4,000mph hypersonic plane ‘The Sabre' that flies on edge of space going from London to NY in 60mins
BRITAIN is leading plans to build a hypersonic plane that could fly on the edge of space and travel from London to New York City in 60 minutes. With a breakthrough design and cutting-edge technology, "The Sabre" will be able to fly at a speed of Mach 5 (4000mph) - which is five times the speed of sound. 6 6 6 And engineers are inching closer to putting the state-of-the-art machine in the skies - which could happen as early as 2031. The £6million plan to develop the jet of the future is called Invictus, which is being led by UK-based Frazer-Nash consultants. Plans launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) are to develop a fully reusable experimental aircraft that can fly at sustained hypersonic speeds. It will fly on the edge of space and will also have horizontal takeoff capabilities. This means that flying time from London to New York will be slashed from seven hours to just 60 minutes. The Invictus testing vehicle will be upgradable, allowing for the exchange of materials, software and propulsion systems between flight test campaigns. At the centre of the futuristic technology is a pre-cooler system, which has been tested for the Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (Sabre). Sabre engines combine aspects of jet and rocket propulsion and can pull oxygen out of the air during flight at lower levels of Earth's atmosphere, increasing efficiency. While flying at speeds such as Mach 5, overheating and air friction are the main problems. Pre-cooler systems solve this problem, cooling "the air before it reaches the engine, allowing conventional aircraft engines to travel at hypersonic speeds," Frazer-Nash said in a statement. Watch moment hypersonic jet 'Quarterhorse' makes first flight in big step towards trips from London to NYC in 90 mins It is understood that over the next 12 months, the highly-skilled team at Invictus will finish the concept design and develop a full flight system for the aircraft to fly by 2031. Sarah Wilkes, chief at Frazer-Nash said: "INVICTUS is an exciting opportunity to provide advanced technology for space and advanced capabilities in defence. "With strong industry support and deep engineering and aerospace expertise, including Frazer-Nash colleagues with a decade of propulsion experience, we have all the right ingredients to make this ambitious vision a reality.' Tony Forsythe, Head of Space Technology at the UK Space Agency, added: 'This exciting project, made possible by our investments in the European Space Agency, has significant potential to build on advanced cooling and hypersonic propulsion technology developed by UK engineers over many years." Meanwhile, a hypersonic passenger jet which could take travelers from London to New York City in just one hour is set to arrive as "as soon as the 2030s". The Venus Stargazer is being developed by Venus Aerospace who revealed that it was planning a flight demo "later this summer". The company said that thanks to a Nasa-funded breakthrough, the "record-setting" engine system is nearly ready to try out for real. Venus hopes that its rocket engine will be able to blast passengers around the Earth in record time. " Stargazer M4 is Earth's first hypersonic, reusable aircraft," Venus Aerospace boasted. "No one has ever built a hypersonic platform that makes two-hour global transport cost-effective. Until now. Meanwhile, a massive plane dubbed the 'Skytanic' is set to take to the skies by 2030. The US is reportedly planning for a 'Son of Blackbird' jet that could become the world's fastest plane. And another hypersonic jet could whisk passengers from London to Sydney in just two hours. 6 6 6
