Aircraft
Ultra-rapid Air Vehicle Patent Highlights Airbus R&D Efforts
The patent shows interesting features of an Airbus design for an ultra-rapid air vehicle that could carry 20 passengers at up to Mach 4.5.
A team of engineers led by Airbus Defence and Space advanced project system engineer Marco Prampolini has secured a U.S. patent for an “ultra-rapid air vehicle” design that envisions transport of 20 passengers at up to Mach 4.5 and range of nearly 5,000 nm.
A team of engineers led by Airbus Defence and Space advanced project system engineer Marco Prampolini has secured a U.S. patent for an “ultra-rapid air vehicle” design that envisions transport of 20 passengers at up to Mach 4.5 and range of nearly 5,000 nm.

A team of engineers led by Airbus Defence and Space advanced project system engineer Marco Prampolini has secured a U.S. patent for an “ultra-rapid air vehicle” design that envisions transport of 20 passengers at up to Mach 4.5 and range of nearly 5,000 nm. The patent is part of an effort begun in 2009 as “pre-studies” to a research project called ZHEST (zero emission hypersonic transportation). The patent application was submitted in 2010, and recent publication reflects the lag in the processing of patents, which began with the French , then the EU and finally the U.S. patent. 


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