Industrial designer Charles Bombardier has come up with a new concept plane called the Antipode. Using rocket boosters, a scramjet and an aerodynamic technique called long penetration mode, it could theoretically fly from London to New York in 11 minutes.

In 2026, the concept of flying from New York to London in 11 minutes remains strictly in the realm of theoretical hypersonic concepts and extreme military technology, as no commercial aircraft currently in operation can achieve such speeds. The distance between New York and London is approximately 3,450 miles, meaning an aircraft would need to travel at roughly Mach 25 (about 19,000 mph) to complete the trip in 11 minutes. This is essentially orbital velocity. The fastest atmospheric flight ever recorded was by the North American X-15, which reached Mach 6.7. Theoretical designs like the Skylon or various scramjet concepts aim for hypersonic speeds (Mach 5+), which could reduce flight times to under two hours, but an 11-minute trans-Atlantic hop would require a craft capable of exiting the atmosphere and re-entering, similar to an ICBM or a spaceplane. While companies like Hermeus and Boom Supersonic are making strides in faster travel, the "11-minute plane" is currently a mathematical exercise rather than a reality for travelers.