Spike S-512

Spike S-512
Artist's rendering of Spike S-512 in flight
Role Supersonic business jet
Manufacturer Spike Aerospace
Status Under development
Unit cost
US$60 to 80 million. (target cost)[1]

The Spike S-512 is a projected supersonic business jet, designed by Spike Aerospace, an American aerospace firm based in Boston, Massachusetts.[2] If produced, it would allow long flights for business and private travelers, such as from New York City to London, to take only three to four hours instead of six to seven.[1][3] The company plans to promote the project with an exhibit at the 2014 EAA Airventure airshow.[4] The aircraft will not have windows for the passengers, instead it will be lined with tiny cameras sending footage to thin, curved displays lining the interior walls of the fuselage.[5] Spike expects to launch the plane by December 2018.[5]

Specifications

Spike claims the jet will have a cruise speed of Mach 1.4-1.6.[1][3]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
Related lists

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Spike S-512 could be the world's first supersonic business jet". Gizmag.com. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  2. ↑ "Spike Aerospace". Spike Aerospace. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Spike S-512 Supersonic Personal Jet". Spike Aerospace. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  4. ↑ "New SST Contender Aims For Mach 1.8". Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/02/supersonic-jet-video-windows

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