美研发超音速客机 90分钟纽约飞东京

A California-based flight firm says its jet can take you from the Big Apple to the Orient in half the amount of time it would take to watch Titanic.

位于加州的XCOR宇航公司表示，他们研发的最新小型航天飞机从纽约到东京只需90分钟，仅相当于观看《泰坦尼克号》电影一半的时间。

XCOR Aerospace claims its Lynx spacecraft can travel at a speed of more than 2,500 mph - and dozens of miles above the earth - before safely landing at an airport.

XCOR宇航公司表示，“山猫”号航天飞机时速可超过2500英里，在安全在机场降落前飞行高度也将达到几十英里。

It would be the fastest commercial flight since the days of the Concorde.

这将成为协和式超音速客机后速度最快的商业飞机。

Business Insider reported that work continues on a prototype of the jet, but portions of the aircraft have been released to the public, including testing of Lynx's supersonic engine last week.

据商业内幕网站报道，这种飞机的原型机仍在建造当中，但部分情况已对外公布，包括上周公布的“山猫”号超音速引擎测试。

When finished and successfully tested, the company will begin marketing the world’s quickest flights on a jet that takes off and lands like the 747s of today.

在建造完成并测试成功后，该公司将开始运营全球最快的喷气式客机航班，起飞和降落就和现今的波音747客机一样。

XCOR COO Andrew Nelson told the reporters that flights between Tokyo and New York are likely to be available within the next 20 years.

XCOR公司的首席运营官安德鲁-纳尔逊告诉记者，东京到纽约的航线有望于20年内实现。

XCOR is one of several companies developing suborbital vehicles for commercial space tourist flights.

XCOR是开发亚轨道飞行器、用于商业太空飞行的几家公司之一。

Lynx, a two-seater craft, will be able to take off and land at standard airports and unlike other spacecraft it will be a reusable space plane, capable of making up to four trips per day.

“山猫”号设有两个座位，将可在普通机场起降，而且和其他航天器不同，这种航天飞机可以重复使用，每天最多能够飞行四次。

It will take a pilot and passenger to the edge of space for a few minutes of microgravity and the ultimate view of the Earth.

“山猫”号可搭载一名驾驶员和一名游客升空，进入太空边缘，体验几分钟太空微重力，俯瞰地球。

XCOR anticipates beginning space tourist flights on the new plane in 2013, with tickets selling for $95,000 per person.

XCOR公司预计将于2013年使用新式航天飞机开展太空游项目，票价为每人9.5万美元。