hypersonic aircraft is being built by China to fly 10 people anywhere on the planet within an hour. Images of the futuristic prototype show it with a pair of delta wings which unlike the Concorde, is built with upward pointing tips.Thanks to an advanced aerodynamic design, China's hypersonic plane with soar through the sky at a staggering five times the speed of sound.Long term plans are for a fleet of hypersonic aircraft to be able to transport 100 people each at the speed of a rocket.
At 148ft, the aircraft will stretch longer than a Boeing 737 and on its main body will be two air-breathing engines, South China Morning Post reports.
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