Company:Exosonic

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Exosonic, Inc was an American startup company that were designing a supersonic transport aircraft. The company was hoping to receive certification for their aircraft by 2029.[1] Exosonic announced in November 8, 2024 that the company would be shutting down.[2]

History

The company was founded in 2019.[3] 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.[4]

Aircraft

Exosonic's proposed aircraft was a Mach 1.8 airliner with 70 seats.[5] In June 2021 the design was undergoing scale-model wind tunnel testing.[6] The aircraft was under contract to be modified for possible function as Air Force One.[7][8][9]

See also

  • Aerion
  • Boom Supersonic
  • Hermeus
  • Spike Aerospace

References

  1. ↑ 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. 
  2. ↑ Exosonic (2024-11-08). "Exosonic Announces That the Company Is Undergoing the Shutdown Process" (in en-US). https://exosonic.com/exosonic-announces-that-the-company-is-undergoing-the-shutdown-process/. 
  3. ↑ "Company" (in en-US). https://exosonic.com/company/. 
  4. ↑ 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. 
  5. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in en). https://www.exosonic.com/. Retrieved 7 September 2020. 
  6. ↑ 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. 
  7. ↑ "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. 
  8. ↑ 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. 
  9. ↑ "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. 




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