Aerion AS2

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Aerion AS2
Aerion SSBJ two-view silhouette.png
Aerion SBJ - first and later discarded wing and engine arrangements
Type: supersonic business jet aircraft
Design country:

United StatesUnited States United States

Manufacturer:

Aerion Corporation

First flight:

2021

Commissioning:

2026

The Aerion AS2 is a supersonic business jet from the US company Aerion Corporation , which is manufactured in cooperation with the aviation manufacturer Lockheed Martin and is Template: future / in 3 yearsscheduled to go into operation in 2023 . The project was announced in September 2014 and the first test flights announced for 2019. Aerion puts the unit price at US $ 120 million for the first 50 aircraft sold.

In April 2020, the original wing concept was fundamentally changed: A delta wing was to be used and two of the three engines moved under the wing.

Overview

The AS2 should reach a top speed of Mach 1.5. The laminar airfoil made of carbon fibers is said to reduce air resistance by 20% in order to reduce kerosene consumption and increase range. The cabin is designed for twelve passengers. In order to ease flight restrictions on supersonic flights over populated areas, NASA placed an order with Rockwell Collins to develop a display that simulates the sonic boom on the ground and visualizes the pilot. Due to stricter aircraft noise regulations from 2020, Aerion had to expand the design from two to three engines. The development was carried out in cooperation with Airbus and from 2017 with Lockheed Martin. From 2019 there was a collaboration with Boeing. At General Electric, work on the engine began in 2017.

production and logistics

Aerion has already selected suppliers. On October 15, 2018, Aerion announced that GE Aviation would develop the most powerful engine that has ever powered a business jet. The aircraft cabin is being developed by Inairvation, a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and the Austrian F. List GmbH. The final assembly will be carried out by Aerion, the 40 hectare final assembly plant required for this should be built next to an airport in the United States with a runway with a length of at least 2,700 meters . In April 2020, Orlando Melbourne International Airport was named as this airport.

Orders

On November 17, 2015, the Canadian charter airline Flexjet ordered a total of 20 Aerion AS2s with an order volume of 2.4 billion US dollars, the first delivery of which was Template: future / in 2 yearsscheduled for the beginning of 2023 . The manufacturer predicted the market potential of the AS2 at 600 pieces over a period of 20 years. An initial delivery was considered possible five years after the order for the year 2026.

specification

Parameter Data
crew 2
Passengers 8-12
length 51.8 m (170 ft)
span 18.6 m (61 ft)
height 6.7 m (22 ft)
Cabin dimensions Length 9.1 m / height 1.9 m / width 2.2 m
Wing area 125 m² (1350 ft²)
Wing extension 2.8
Empty mass 22,588 kg (49,800 lb)
Basic Operating Weight (BOW) 26,218 kg (57,801 lb)
Max. Takeoff mass 54,884 kg (121,000 lb)
Cruising speed Mach 1.4
Top speed Mach 1.5
Service ceiling
Range 4750-5000 NM (8800-9260 km)
Engines 3 × turbofan engines each with 66.7 kN (15,000 lbs) take-off thrust

Web links

Commons : Aerion Corporation  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

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