New renderings show the cabin interior of the supersonic presidential jet designed by Exosonic that could fly at nearly twice the speed of sound and cut travel time in half. Last year, it was revealed that the Pentagon had commissioned a prototype of a jet that could carry a variety of senior members of the executive … Read more
Currently, it takes over nine hours to fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo on a commercial airliner. However, by the end of the decade, that time could be reduced to just two and a half hours if the vision of Florida-based supersonic jet firm Aerion comes to fruition. This week it unveiled a ‘first glimpse’ … Read more
New, eye-opening renderings have been released of the interior of a 1,100mph (Mach 1.6) supersonic jet that will be capable of flying from New York to London in around three-and-a-half hours. The $100million (£71million) Spike S-512 Supersonic Business Jet, by Boston-based Spike Aerospace, is slated to begin test flights in 2022 and begin flying passengers … Read more
New, eye-opening renderings have been released of the interior of a 1,100mph (Mach 1.6) supersonic jet that will be capable of flying from New York to London in around three-and-a-half hours. The $100million (£71million) Spike S-512 Supersonic Business Jet, by Boston-based Spike Aerospace, is slated to begin test flights in 2022 and begin flying passengers … Read more
World’s first supersonic unmanned combat aerial vehicle that reaches speeds of Mach 2.1 officially launches with a $16 million price tag A Singapore aviation company has launched the world’s first supersonic drone Arrow is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle used in reconnaissance missions It can launch autonomously, but be controlled by a manned vehicle Arrow can be fitted … Read more
The arrival of a new era of commercial supersonic travel is approaching, with a firm behind a 1,000mph business jet having broken ground on a state-of-the-art global HQ where the aircraft will be built, tested, customized and ultimately launched for service from in 2027. Aerion Park in Melbourne, Florida, will produce 300 of the jets … Read more
Boom, an aviation startup, has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its supersonic jet – the first of its kind to take flight in more than 50 years. Called XB-1, the sleek, white aircraft is capable of reaching speeds of Mach 1.3 using three J85-15 engines that are employed by the US military to power fighter … Read more
The American military threw cold water on Moscow’s claim its supersonic nuclear-capable strategic bomber broke a world record for longest flight. Over the weekend, Russian media reported that two Tu-160 ‘Blackjack’ bombers set ‘a world record for [the] longest non-stop flight’ on Saturday totaling more than 25 hours. ‘Two crews of the Long-Range Aviation have … Read more
The Pentagon has commissioned a prototype of a new supersonic Air Force One that could one day ferry the president around the world at nearly twice the speed and half the time currently required to travel. The Air Force has awarded a 24-month, $1million contract to Exosonic, a start-up aerospace company that is developing a … Read more
Rolls-Royce has partnered with aerospace firm Reaction Engines to create a propulsion system for a new supersonic business jet designed by Virgin Galactic. Richard Branson-owned Virgin Galactic this month unveiled the plane’s design that will fly up to 19 passengers at up to three times the speed of sound. Reaction Engines, based in Oxfordshire, signed … Read more