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Concorde Successor AS2 Takes Leap Forward
The race is heating up to produce the first supersonic passenger aircraft to enter commercial service in more than 50 years. US planemaker Aerion, whose AS2 jet promises to fly New York to London in 4.5 hours, is seeking to produce the supersonic craft in 2023 after securing $300 million in capital investment. The 8-12 passenger AS2 business jet will travel at Mach 1.4 (more than 1,000 mph), which means it could shave three and a half hours off standard journey times from New York to Cape Town,… (www.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I'll pay attention to it when it stops being something too exclusive, although I think it will take a long time to stop being so .. I totally agree with Jeremy
Looks like a merge of a B-58 and B-1.
Anyone can make pretty renderings of cool-looking aircraft. Wasn't there a reason that there are no longer tri-jets? What happens inside an S-duct at supersonic speeds?
Not sure what happens inside an S duct at supersonic speeds but tri-jets were killed off by ETOPS. As soon as twin engine AC were certified for extended overwater operations, there was little need for the added expense of that third engine.
What would happen to everyone during a rapid decompression at 60 thousand feet on asks?
Answer: In all probabilities - Death.
Answer: In all probabilities - Death.
I would imagine they would cruise that airplane at somewhere above FL 500 or higher? Concord flew for awhile at FL600. What happens to everyone during a rapid decompression at 60 thousand feet? Just a thought.
If it operates below the Armstrong limit, that should be survivable, assuming rapid descent and prompt oxygen supply.
The same thing that would have happened in Concorde. The pilots descend rapidly to a survivable altitude while the passengers breath oxygen.