Reaction Engines LAPCAT A2
The Reaction Engines Limited LAPCAT Configuration A2 (called the LAPCAT A2) is a design study for a hypersonic speed jet airliner intended to provide long range, high capacity commercial transportation.
| Lapcat A2 | |
|---|---|
| Artist's concept of the Reaction Engines Lapcat A2 | |
| Role | Hypersonic airliner |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Undetermined |
| Designer | Reaction Engines Limited |
| Status | Design study |
The aircraft was designed, as part of the European Union-funded Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies (LAPCAT) programme, by the British aerospace engineering firm Reaction Engines Limited, who said it could be developed into a working aircraft within 25 years once there is market demand for it.
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