Boom time! The incredible planes that will bring about a new era in supersonic travel (with one reaching a top speed of 12,000mph)

Last week Richard Branson announced Virgin is to order 10 supersonic Boom jets which will fly at 1,451mph - reaching New York from London in just three three and a half hours. 

But Boom is not the only trailblazing aircraft of the future. From flight paths that reach the Earth's upper most atmosphere to aircraft with rocket boosters (Antipode inset right), MailOnline Travel rounds up the concept jets including Nasa's supersonic plane (main) and Concorde 2 (inset left) set to transform journey times and kick start supersonic travel.