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PERFORMANCE / A SPECULATIVE HORIZON

A new measure
of distance.

What changes when the journey fits into your day? Explore the scale of the idea—and the assumptions behind it.

Concept
LHRJFKILLUSTRATIVE GREAT-CIRCLE VIEW · NOT AN OPERATING NETWORK
A NEW PERSPECTIVE

Choose your
next horizon.

5,540 kmApprox. great-circle distance
30 minConceptual flight time
Concept

Routes illustrate geographic reach, not schedules or ticket availability. Only London–New York has a specified fictional flight-time premise.

CLARITY IS PART OF THE DESIGN

The numbers.
And what they mean.

Concept

A fictional premise used to explore the idea.

Projected

An intended concept target, not a validated forecast.

Verified

Supported by evidence. No aircraft performance or certification claim here has this status.

MeasurePremise / targetStatus & context

London — New York

~30 minutes
Concept

Fictional flight-time premise. No validated trajectory or mission profile.

Maximum range

20,000 km
Projected

Concept programme target. Payload, reserves and operating conditions unresolved.

Passenger capacity

300 passengers
Projected

Capacity target. Detailed cabin, evacuation and certification work remains open.

Fuel consumption

Near A320-200
Concept

A fictional economic assumption, not a measured or equivalent-mission comparison.

Maintenance costs

Near A320-200
Concept

A fictional cost assumption without operational evidence.

Aircraft price

US$100,000,000
Concept

Hypothetical price point. Not a commercial offer or order invitation.

BEHIND THE VISION

Extraordinary ambition. Real questions.

Explore the engineering questions