British breakthrough: 6000kph engine can get passengers from London to New York in AN HOUR

Mach 5 equates to astonishing 6,174 kilometres per hour (3,836 miles per hour) – almost three times faster than Concorde. Science minister Chris Skidmore said the news was further evidence of the way in which the UK’s economy was poised to take off after Brexit. Reaction Engines, based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, who have been developing […]

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