Top 10 supersonic business jets to look out for in the future
The return of supersonic travel is an appealing thought. It has been 76 years since Chuck Yeager broke…
Supersonic business jet
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Topics related to the development and operation of business jets capable of supersonic flight.
Understanding jet speed: how it’s measured and calculated
When it comes to jet travel, speed is a crucial consideration. The ability to accurately measure and calculate…
X-59 QueSST begins ground testing, on track to fly in 2022
NASA has begun critical ground testing of the Lockheed Martin X-59 QueSST in anticipation of the aircraft’s maiden…
Russian drone maker Kronshtadt to build a prototype of supersonic bizjet
Kronshtadt, the company responsible for manufacturing Russia’s first combat drones, has been commissioned to produce an unmanned technology…
Aerion abandons the supersonic race
Aerion Supersonic abruptly announced it would cease its activities for lack of funding to develop its Aerion AS2…
Head of Rostec calls Russian supersonic bizjet „unprofitable”
Russian supersonic business jet project is going to be unprofitable unless it finds investors from the UAE, admits…
Passenger fighter jets: craziest airliners to never fly | Best of 2020
Turning fighter jets into airliners seems crazy. Yet, it was tried many times, with manufacturers striving to put…
Aerion completes wind tunnel testing of supersonic business jet
The supersonic jet maker Aerion announced it completed high and low-speed wind tunnel testing of its AS2 business…
Spike bids on selling its supersonic aircraft to major airlines
Spike Aerospace, one of the major ventures that strive to bring back commercial supersonic flight, has hired former…
Supersonic jet, a smokescreen for Virgin Galactic losses?
A lot of news lately came from Richard Branson’s space-conquering venture Virgin Galactic, including the new spaceship cabin,…
Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial plane reaching Mach 2
Tu-144 was the first supersonic passenger aircraft developed by Tupolev Design Bureau in the 60s in the Soviet…
Supersonic drama: Aerion changes partners from Lockheed to Boeing
It is becoming increasingly harder to keep up with all the latest developments in the industry-wide efforts to…