Company:Exosonic
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Short description: American company designing supersonic transport aircraft
Exosonic, Inc is an American startup company designing a supersonic transport aircraft. The company hopes to receive certification for their aircraft by 2029.[1]
History
The company was founded in 2019.[2] In August 2020 they were awarded a $1 million small business innovation research contract by the United States Air Force to prototype their aircraft for use as Air Force One .[3]
Aircraft
Exosonic's proposed aircraft is a Mach 1.8 airliner with 70 seats.[4] As of June 2021 the design was undergoing scale-model wind tunnel testing.[5] The aircraft is under contract to be modified for possible function as Air Force One .[6][7][8]
See also
- Aerion
- Boom Supersonic
- Hermeus
- Spike Aerospace
References
- ↑ Schuurman, Richard (25 September 2019). "Exosonic hopes to find low-boom SST-niche » AirInsight". https://airinsight.com/exosonic-hopes-to-find-low-boom-sst-niche/. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ↑ "Company" (in en-US). https://exosonic.com/company/.
- ↑ Pawlyk, Oriana (1 September 2020). "Military Moves Forward with Plan to Make Air Force One Supersonic" (in en). https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/01/military-moves-forward-plan-make-air-force-one-supersonic.html. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ "Error: no
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specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in en). https://www.exosonic.com/. Retrieved 7 September 2020. - ↑ Hutson, Matthew. "Will We Ever Fly Supersonically Over Land?". The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/will-we-ever-fly-supersonically-over-land. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Pentagon takes first step toward building supersonic Air Force One". The Washington Times. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/2/pentagon-takes-first-step-toward-building-superson/. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ Niles, Russ (6 September 2020). "Air Force Eying Supersonic Air Force One". AVweb. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/air-force-eying-supersonic-air-force-one/. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ "Exclusive look at designs for US supersonic presidential jet". 2 April 2021. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/supersonic-air-force-one-exosonic-cabin-interior/index.html.
External links
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