Reaction Engines A2
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The Reaction Engines Limited A2 (called the A2) is a design study for a hypersonic airliner. The airliner is intended to provide environmentally-friendly long range and high capacity commercial transportation. It is being examined as part of the LAPCAT programme of the European Union.

* For jet engines, Reaction Engines A2 has been proposed to use the thermodynamic properties of liquid hydrogen to achieve very high speed, long 1
In Europe, the Reaction Engines A2 has been proposed to use the thermodynamic properties of liquid hydrogen to achieve very high speed, long distance (antipodal) flight by burning it in a 2

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rather like the Reaction Engines A2 hypersonic transport concept that would do Mach 5 at 85,000 feet with antipodal range (anywhere in the world from anywhere in the world).4
Area Main
900 m2
More Performance
*Specific fuel consumption: 0.86 lbf-lb·h at Mach 5
0.375 lbf-lb·h at Mach 0.9 *Lift to drag ratio: 11.0 at 5.9 km
Mach 0.9
5.9 at 25 km Mach 5*Noise: 101 dBa at 450m lateral
Designer
Reaction Engines Limited
Engine(jet)
Reaction Engines Scimitar
Max Takeoff Weight Main
400000.0
Cruise Speed Main
Mach 5.2
Category
Manufacturer
Capacity
300
Similar Aircraft
* Concorde* Tupolev Tu-144
More General
198 tonnes liquid hydrogen
Number Of Jets
4
Span Main
41 m
Status
Cruise Speed Alt
6400.0
See Also
* Force Application and Launch from Continental United States* Supersonic transport* Reaction Engines Skylon

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