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

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