The supersonic aircraft has a speed of 6,759 km/h.

Looking more like a spacecraft than a passenger plane, the SKY Magnetar aircraft can carry passengers halfway around the Earth in minutes.

The design of the SKY Magnetar supersonic aircraft. Photo: Oscar Vinals

Spanish designer Oscar Vinals has unveiled the SKY Magnetar aircraft, capable of reaching speeds of 6,759 km/h, more than three times faster than the Concorde. Named after a type of neutron star, the vehicle can transport passengers from London, England to New York, USA in just 50 minutes, breaking the previous record of 2 hours and 52 minutes, The Sun reported on May 13th.

The SKY Magnetar design features a sleek body with four wings and two massive engines. The half-rocket, half-airplane vehicle is 112 meters long and has a capacity of 120 passengers. Passengers will sit in two rows running along a long, narrow pressurized cabin. Oscar explained that he didn't include windows in the design because, given the speed and pressure, placing small circular openings on the cabin roof, similar to a space shuttle, would be safer. He also hopes each seat will have a "virtual window" screen to entertain passengers.

The prototype aircraft will be controlled by two pilots and artificial intelligence. Theoretically, it has a range of 11,999 km, capable of reaching any location in the world in two hours. To achieve supersonic speeds, the vehicle will rely on combined-cycle engines. This experimental technology may be being used in NASA's secret X-42 aircraft, which can reach supersonic speeds close to Mach 10 (12,348 km/h). Oscar hopes to utilize the wingless turbine concept developed by Dyson. The SKY Magnetar is also an environmentally friendly aircraft, operating on hydrogen instead of conventional jet fuel.

Although no company or organization has yet confirmed it will manufacture and test Oscar's design, he believes the designs will advance the development of supersonic air transport worldwide. The Concorde, a joint development between Britain and France, was decommissioned in 2003 due to high noise levels, high costs, and limited capacity. Currently, the world's fastest jet is the Boeing 747-8i, reaching speeds of 1,062 km/h, half the speed of the Concorde and one-sixth the speed of the SKY Magnetar.

An Khang (According to The Sun )

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