Exosonic

Exosonic, Inc is an American startup company designing a supersonic transport aircraft. The company hopes to receive certification for their aircraft by 2029.[1]

History

The company was founded in June 2019 by Norris Tie and Tim MacDonald. 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.[2]

Aircraft

Exosonic's proposed aircraft is a Mach 1.8 airliner with 70 seats.[3] As of June 2021 the design was undergoing scale-model wind tunnel testing.[4] The aircraft is under contract to be modified for possible function as Air Force One.[5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. Schuurman, Richard (25 September 2019). "Exosonic hopes to find low-boom SST-niche » AirInsight". AirInsight. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. Pawlyk, Oriana (1 September 2020). "Military Moves Forward with Plan to Make Air Force One Supersonic". Military.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. www.exosonic.com https://www.exosonic.com/. Retrieved 7 September 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Hutson, Matthew. "Will We Ever Fly Supersonically Over Land?". The New Yorker. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Pentagon takes first step toward building supersonic Air Force One". The Washington Times. Retrieved 7 September 2020. {{cite news}}: External link in |last1= (help)
  6. Niles, Russ (6 September 2020). "Air Force Eying Supersonic Air Force One". AVweb. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. "Exclusive look at designs for US supersonic presidential jet".


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