It was billed as the world's fastest plane, the Falcon HTV-2, which could fly from London to Sydney in less than an hour (just think, it wouldn't matter if you hadn't paid for an in-flight meal - not long enough to eat it anyway!). HTV stands for Hypersonic Technology Vehicle and it's been developed by the USA.
The first test flight in April last year was aborted after nine minutes. It reached a speed of mach 22 then "the onboard computer detected an anomaly" & it ditched the plane into the ocean "for safety reasons". I've heard of 'anomalies', they encounter them in Star Trek, and they can be very nasty!
A couple of weeks back they were ready to for the second test flight. But apparently they lost contact with the plane and they say they assume it ditched into the sea again.
But I don't believe that. I reckon when it reached full 'hypersonic' speed it crossed to another dimension - probably through one of those anomalies. Or maybe it shot into the future and one day it will appear again ...
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