The jet that could fly from New York to London in ONE HOUR: Airbus patent reveals latest design for ‘Son of Concorde’

Airbus is getting serious about its plans to fly passengers from London to New York in just one hour.

The aircraft manufacturer today filed a second patent for a supersonic plane that could take people between the two cities faster than it takes to drive across London.

The patent outlines designs for a huge rocket engine that would allow it to travel at more than 3,425 mph - more than four times the speed of sound.

Scroll down for video 

Airbus is getting serious about its plans to fly passengers from London to New York in just one hour. The aircraft manufacturer today filed a second patent for a supersonic plane will could take people between the two cities faster than it takes to drive across London. Pictured is an artist's impression of what it might look like

Business Insider points out that this is a major improvement on the 3.5 hours it took for the now Mach 2 Concorde to make the same trip.  

Early illustrations for the jet were released in July, but now Airbus has revised its designs in a second patent, which include details of 'anti-drag' flaps. 

The plane is described as  'a space aircraft capable of taking off from the ground in the usual manner, reaching an altitude of at least a hundred kilometers, flying at a transsonic or even supersonic speed, and then landing in the usual manner of an aircraft.'

It will be able to take off and land like a normal aircraft on a runway, while still being capable of flying at supersonic speeds at altitudes 'of at least 100 kilometers'. 

The patent drawings show two turbojet engines on either side of it of the plane's body, which would fly the aircraft to a certain altitude 

Once there, a huge engine at the back of the plane would ignite, sending the plane vertically upwards to reach its final altitude.

The patent outlines designs for a huge rocket engine that would allow it to travel at more than 3,000 mph - four times the speed of sound. This is a major improvement on the 3.5 hours it took for the now Mach 2 Concorde to make the same trip

The initial boost will create a supersonic boom, and create drag (left) on the vehicle which will be countered with anti-drag flaps (right)

In its original patent in July, Airbus said it had designed the craft's aerodynamics to limit sonic boom, which was a major problem for Concorde when it flew over land. Passengers on the aircraft will be limited to 20

The initial boost will create a supersonic boom, and create drag on the vehicle which will be countered with anti-drag flaps.

The flaps are designed to move in front of the engines when they are not in use so that the aircraft is more streamlined.

Patent Yogi has today released a video showing how the latest application would work. 

In its original patent in July, Airbus said it had designed the craft's aerodynamics to limit sonic boom, which was a major problem for Concorde when it flew over land.

Passengers on the aircraft will be limited to 20.

'In the case of civil applications, the market envisaged is principally that of business travel and VIP passengers, who require transcontinental return journeys within one day,' the original patent states.

Airbus thinks the jet would be able to complete trips such as Tokyo to Los Angeles in just three hours.

The flaps are will move in front of the engines when they are not in use so that the aircraft is more streamlined

Airbus thinks the jet would be able to complete trips such as Tokyo to Los Angeles in just three hours

The aircraft manufacturer says the hypersonic jet could also be for military applications, working to transport soldiers at rapid speeds. 

But Airbus isn't the only one vying to create hypersonic aircraft technology. 

Earlier this year, Air Force bosses revealed they hope to have a hypersonic plane capable of crossing countries in minutes by 2023.

Several tests of hypersonic projectiles have already been carried out.

Air Force Chief Scientist Mica Endsley told Military.com that the Air Force and Darpa, the Pentagon's research entity, plan to have a new and improved hypersonic air vehicle by 2023.

Experimental unmanned aircraft developed for the U.S. Air Force have already gone hypersonic during tests off the Southern California coast, flying at more than five times the speed of sound.

The Air Force said a craft known as the X-51A WaveRider flew for more than three minutes under power from its exotic scramjet engine and hit a speed of Mach 5.1 last year.

The new air vehicle could be used to transport sensors, equipment or weaponry in the future, depending upon how the technology develops. 

Previously bosses had only said they hoped that missile systems would be available for testing in 2020. 

Video Courtesy: YouTube/PatentYogi 

The aircraft manufacturer says the hypersonic jet could also be for military applications, working to transport soldiers at rapid speeds

Early illustrations for the jet were released in July (pictured), but now Airbus has revised its designs in a second patent, which include details of 'anti-drag' flaps.

Air Force bosses recently revealed they hope to have hypersonic missiles capable of crossing countries in minutes within five years. Pictured is an artist's impression of what a vehicle capable of this would look like