At Paris Air Show 2011, EADS unveils the model of a future commercial high speed transport system called ZEHST (Zero Emission High Speed Transport), a hypersonic aircraft using rockets and turbojet engines to take corporate customers from Paris to Tokyo in less than three hours.

ZEHST (Zero Emission High Speed Transport) at Paris Air Show 2011, stand EADS

ZEHST concept on future propulsion systems for high speed flight. As one example of its many future looking projects, EADS Innovation Works (IW) – the upstream research arm of EADS – pursues ZEHST together with Astrium in an feasibility study.

The initial ZEHST concept represents a possible future propulsion system architecture that is driven by flight safety requirements and the need to minimize exhaust gas and noise emissions. Thus, ZEHST is a very early stage upstream technology concept – not a project that you will see tomorrow on the runway for sale. BUT you can see it on the EADS stand and read more about its developments throughout the week right here!

Visit EADS at Paris Air Show 2011, Hall 2A, Stand 253