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Flying to another country can sometimes take several days. But the
designer of a futuristic jet (喷气式飞机)
says his plane could take you around the world in your lunch break.
According to an article in The Sun, the plane, called the Antipode,
could carry 10 people and use rocket boosters to go 12 km high. Or it could fly from New York to Shanghai in
24 minutes.
An
ordinary Boeing 747 has a top speed of 917 km/h. The fastest plane in the world
right now is Air Force One. It carries the president of the United States and
can reach 1,092 km/h.
Canadian designer Charles Bombardier says his plane could be 10 times
faster than the Concorde, which could fly at 2,180 km/h. The Concorde was the
world's fastest passenger plane between 1976 and 2003. But the Concorde was
very noisy and its nose got dangerously hot when it flew. A Concorde crashed in
2000, killing 114 people.
It stops the plane from overheating and having
the same problems that the Concorde did. New technology, recently tested by
NASA, makes the Antipode the perfect shape and weight to fly fast and safely.
"It's always something that people would like a transportation
system that could take you from one place on the planet to the other
side," Mr. Bombardier told the BBC.
The design is just a concept and will need
more research before it becomes a reality.
A. No Concordes were flown again after 2003.
B. There are huge differences between
high-speed planes.
C. But the Antipode would probably reach a
crazy 25,750 km/h!
D. Don't try to buy a ticket for the plane yet,
though.
E. Then it could fly from London to New York in
less than 20 minutes.
F. The superfast plane could only carry ten
passengers.
G. The Antipode's design includes a special
nose.
答案:【1】E【2】C【3】A【4】G【5】D