May 1960 News

Airliner of the ’80s? Using present rocket techniques, 30-passenger hypersonic transport separates from supersonic booster at 120,000 feet, accelerates to 15,000 mph and then, with the power off, glides to an airport 6,000 miles away in one hour. That’s what commercial air travel may look like in 20...

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