/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/airbus-wins-us-patent-for-hypersonic-plane-concept-would-fly-from-paris-to-tokyo-in-3-hoursIt’s a big week for interesting U.S. Patent announcements. On Monday I reported on Thoth Technology receiving a patent for an inflatable “space elevator”, a giant structure rising from the ground and enabling payloads to be placed into orbit without en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/airbus-wins-us-patent-for-hypersonic-plane-concept-would-fly-from-paris-to-tokyo-in-3-hoursMon, 17 Aug 2015 13:32:55 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:67ae2e28-0f04-4a8b-b09d-01e382972e34e14 Contributor1<p>That patent number has the wrong number of digits. There should be 7, not 6. While you are editing it, a hyperlink to the patent would be nice. Thanks.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=197&AppID=45&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">