Aerion SBJ
| Aerion SBJ | |
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 Model of the Aerion SBJ |
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| Type: | Supersonic - business aircraft |
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Development stopped |
Aerion SBJ was a concept of the American manufacturer Aerion a supersonic - business aircraft ( Engl. Supersonic business jet ).
history
The development cost of the supersonic business jet was expected to be between $ 1.2 billion and $ 1.4 billion. The Aerion SBJ was to cost $ 80 million each and accommodate up to twelve passengers. According to Aerion, there were 50 orders, each with a security deposit of 250,000 US dollars.
In the supersonic business jet Aerion SBJ should sonic boom in 16,000 meters only with the ground noise level of 65 dB be perceptible. That corresponds to a hundredth of the Concorde noise level. For this purpose, both wind tunnel tests , including the original scale in the cryogenic European transonic wind tunnel in Cologne ("original scale " because cryogenic models are smaller than their original in order to produce realistic measurement results), and flight tests with scaled-down components on a McDonnell Douglas F- 15 of NASA completed.
In 2014 Aerion presented the now three-engine further development, the AS2 .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 8-12 |
| length | 41.33 m |
| span | 19.57 m |
| height | 6.46 m |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 40823 kg |
| Top speed | Mach 1.8 (1909 km / h) |
| optimal cruising speed | Mach 1.7 (1790 km / h) |
| Service ceiling | 16,000 m |
| Range | approx. 7800 km at Mach 1.4 |
| Engines | two turbofans Pratt & Whitney JT8D -219 with 87.19 kN (19,600 lbf) each |
Web links
- SAI company website
- Eric Hagerman: All Sonic, No Boom. Popular Science January 3, 2007; Archived from the original on June 30, 2013 ; Retrieved November 30, 2013 .
- Bill Sweetman: Skunk Works plans worldwide network of Thunderbirds-style supersonic jets. janes.com, July 27, 2006, archived from the original on December 21, 2007 ; Retrieved November 30, 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ^ "Supersonic travel may return, minus boom", June 18, 2009 , by A. Pawlowski
- ^ Welt: "The first civilian supersonic jet after the Concorde" , November 27, 2009, 10:42 am , by Clemens Gleich
- ↑ Aeron SBJ brings supersonic back into passenger airspace. Accessed March 10, 2019 .
- ↑ YouTube video of "Quiet Spike"
- ↑ Aviationweek "Aerion Sees Joint Venture By End Of Year" by Fred George
- ↑ AINonline: Aerion SSBJ Now a Trijet with Bigger Cabin, More Range , May 20, 2014 , by Chad Trautvetter