Is this the new Concorde? World’s first supersonic business jet will cost £60m

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Airbus is teaming up with US-based Aerospace firm Aerion to create a supersonic jet that can fly from London to New York in three hours and from Los Angeles to Tokyo in six. The Aerion AS2 business jet will fly at 1,217 mph, using proprietary supersonic laminar flow technology – almost as fast as Concorde, which flew at 1,350 mph. The two companies announced this week that they will be joining forces on the project, sharing ‘capabilities in design, manufacturing and certification’.

Engineers from Airbus’ Defence and Space Division will work with Aerion at its base in Reno, Nevada. The cost of the AS2 is thought to be more than $100million – over £60million – and Aerion hopes test flights will begin by 2019. The jet, which will fly between major global cities, will be made mostly from carbon fibre composite material.

Design features include wings which reduce overall drag by 20 per cent, allowing for lower fuel consumption and longer range and a luxurious 30-foot-long cabin will seat up to 12 passengers.
Aerion chairman Robert M. Bass, said in a statement: ‘This is a major step forward for Aerion. It puts us solidly on track toward our objective of certifying the world’s first supersonic business jet in 2021.’… see more

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