Fancy flying from London to Sydney in four hours? The trip, which usually takes upwards of 23 hours, is one step closer to becoming reality.

A prototype of the “Son of Concorde,” a supersonic jet being designed in a collaborative effort between Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Gulfstream and NASA is set to be revealed next month at the Farnborough International Airshow in England, reports News.com.au. The new jet could usher in the days of the original Concorde that flew transatlantic flights for Air France and British Airways until its retirement in 2003. [Read more...]