America's Next Hypersonic Passenger Plane Could Travel Between New York And London In 1.5 Hours

"Hermeus Corporation, a startup company, developing a hypersonic passenger plane for Mach 5 travel around the world, announced a seed round investment by Khosla Ventures and private investors. The financing will further the development and testing of the plane's hypersonic propulsion system, reported a press release from Hermeus.

"Hermeus is developing an aircraft that not only improves the aviation experience with very reduced flight times, but also has the potential to have great societal and economic impact." said Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures..."

at  https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-16/americas-next-hypersonic-passenger-plane-could-travel-between-new-york-and-london