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. Exosonic announced in November 8, 2024 that the company would be shutting down.
History
The company was founded in 2019. 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.
Aircraft
Exosonic's proposed aircraft was a Mach 1.8 airliner with 70 seats. In June 2021 the design was undergoing scale-model wind tunnel testing. The aircraft was under contract to be modified for possible function as Air Force One.
See also
References
- 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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