Aerion Remains on Pace for AS2 First Flight by 2023
The aircraft could fly at about Mach 1.5 over water and nearly Mach 1.2 over land without a sonic boom reaching the ground.
Aerion Corp. now expects to fly a prototype of its AS2 supersonic business jet by 2023, with certification planned by 2025. It would be able to cruise over water at about Mach 1.5 and over land at nearly Mach 1.2 without a sonic boom reaching the ground, the company said. (Photo: Aerion Corp.)
Aerion Corp. now expects to fly a prototype of its AS2 supersonic business jet by 2023, with certification planned by 2025. It would be able to cruise over water at about Mach 1.5 and over land at nearly Mach 1.2 without a sonic boom reaching the ground, the company said. (Photo: Aerion Corp.)