Exosonic, Inc was an American startup company that were designing a supersonic transport aircraft. The company was hoping to receive certification for their aircraft by 2029.[1] Exosonic announced in November 8, 2024 that the company would be shutting down.[2]
History
editThe company was founded in 2019.[3] In August 2020 they were awarded a $1 million small business innovation research contract by the United States Air Force to prototype their aircraft for use as Air Force One.[4]
Aircraft
editExosonic's proposed aircraft was a Mach 1.8 airliner with 70 seats.[5] In June 2021 the design was undergoing scale-model wind tunnel testing.[6] The aircraft was under contract to be modified for possible function as Air Force One.[7][8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Schuurman, Richard (25 September 2019). "Exosonic hopes to find low-boom SST-niche » AirInsight". AirInsight. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Exosonic (2024-11-08). "Exosonic Announces That the Company Is Undergoing the Shutdown Process". Exosonic. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Company". Exosonic. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ Pawlyk, Oriana (1 September 2020). "Military Moves Forward with Plan to Make Air Force One Supersonic". Military.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ www.exosonic.com https://www.exosonic.com/. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Hutson, Matthew. "Will We Ever Fly Supersonically Over Land?". The New Yorker. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Pentagon takes first step toward building supersonic Air Force One". The Washington Times. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Niles, Russ (6 September 2020). "Air Force Eying Supersonic Air Force One". AVweb. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Exclusive look at designs for US supersonic presidential jet". CNN. 2 April 2021.
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