Dough - The Future of Flight

About this episode

<p>Can supersonic air travel make a comeback?</p><p>Greg Foot, host of the BBC Radio 4 show 'Sliced Bread', now brings you 'Dough'.</p><p>Each episode explores future wonder products that might rise to success and redefine our lives.</p><p>Experts and entrepreneurs discuss the trends shaping what today's everyday technology may look like tomorrow, before a leading futurist offers their predictions on what life might be like within five, ten and fifty years.</p><p>This episode examines the future of flight. </p><p>How could new, supersonic flights not cost the earth? Will your future taxi be a flying one without a pilot? Could a new shape for aeroplanes make them more spacious and efficient?</p><p>Alongside Greg is the futurist, Tom Cheesewright, and expert guests Mariya Tarabanovska, an aerospace engineer and the founder of Flight Crowd, a non-profit educational organisation focused on electric aviation and Simon Davies, chief test pilot at Vertical Aerospace, a British aerospace technology company.</p><p>This episode was produced by Jay Unger.</p><p>Dough is a BBC Audio North Production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds</p>