“The key thing is, hypersonics go really fast,” outgoing Air Force chief scientist Mica Endsley told CNN Thursday, after announcing the target date for the new aircraft last week. Air Force aims to develop an unmanned flying weapon by 2023 that would travel at least five times the speed of sound and might transform the nature of warfare. The S-512 would allow its customers to fly transcontinental flights 40% faster than regular aircraft, something not seen since the Concorde but promised by a number of companies in the last decade.The U.S. Spike’s main aim is to develop its S-512. He has also advised several major Business & General Aviation (B&GA) companies, such as Piper Aircraft, VistaJet & Flexjet. “Spike Aerospace’s vision for supersonic flight is tremendously compelling and ideally suited for all the major international airlines,” Thomas handles airline partnerships for the aerospace company.Īlthough Thomas held the title of Virgin Australia CEO for less than a year, he was hired for his background of working as a senior advisor in a number of airlines, including Delta, United, Qantas, Emirates, British Airways and others. Spike Aerospace, hired former Virgin Australia CEO John Thomas in hopes to broaden the appeal of the company’s exclusive product. The company hopes to reach Mach 3.2 sometime in the next decade, which would enable flights between London & New York in under 90 minutes. Spike’s new jet will start out at Mach 1.6, twice as fast as any jet on the market, The Telegraph said. The Concorde traveled at Mach 2.04, or twice the speed of sound. “Zoom works great but if you’re doing a billion dollar deal, you really want to be there on the ground, to touch & feel & see it.” The jet’s seats will also be convertible - so the cabin can transform into a boardroom, bedroom, or dining room. Kachoria told the newspaper the jet is focused towards business travel. Our windowless aircraft will be about 60 decibels, so lower than the sound of a conversation.”
“Most conversations between two people are between 65 and 75 decibels and the noise level found within most plane cabins is around 85 decibels. The new jet is also slower, but can travel over land because it produces a lighter sonic boom.“The Concorde was ridiculously noisy,” Spike CEO Vik Kachoria told The Telegraph. Instead, the inside walls will be lined with an extra-long computer screen that can split up into individual TVs.
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Spike Aerospace’s S-512 Supersonic Jet won’t have windows in order to increase fuel efficiency and keep the cabin quiet, according to The Telegraph. The makers of the new supersonic jet revealed the plane’s deluxe interior. The Spike S-512 has been designed to transport up to eighteen passengers, with the ability to do 3,000-mile trips including the likes of typically long-haul journeys such as London to New York, or Dubai to Hong Kong in around three and a half hours, all “while maintaining low sonic boom”. The Telegraph revealed that the new jet offers “both low sonic boom (the explosive noise caused by the shock wave from an aircraft when they break the sound barrier) and a commitment to offering a “Zero Carbon” flight by 2040”. The S-512 is Spike’s contribution to the growing supersonic jet market, which is reemerging after almost two decades since the demise of the Concorde jet. As reported by The Telegraph, Spike Aerospace’s Spike S-512 Supersonic Jet might just be our next greatest opportunity to travel from London to the U.S., and vice versa, in record time. While the Concorde’s retirement may have marked the first time in aviation history that we took a step backwards, there is some good news from a new supersonic jet hoping to herald a new era of travel. The British-French turbojet, which still holds the record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic by a commercial aircraft after cruising at more than twice the speed of sound, made its final flight in June 2003, the last time travelers could fly across the Atlantic in under three hours. Truth is transatlantic flights have never been the same since Concorde flights came to a halt in 2003. No more outrageous jet lag that’s barely over before you’re winging back home on your return flight. No more agonizing 12-hour flights back & forth across the pond. Kelly Fly at the speed of sound? The supersonic jet that could be a reality
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