Skylon SpacePlane Project - Competition to Virgin Galactic?

The ambitious project called 'Skylon SpacePlane' is a hybrid plane using a Sabre engine that allows edge of space travel. No where on Earth is more than 4 hours away in this craft. What I found interesting was that this aircraft can operate just like any other airliner. So, you can do the taking off and landing at a conventional runway of your nearest airport. 😨

The biggest brains behind this project are the Engineers from Reaction Engines Ltd. Check out this video to know the details:



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