Spike S-512
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spikeaerospace |
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Artist's rendering of Spike S-512 in flight | |
Role | Supersonic business jet |
Manufacturer | Spike Aerospace |
Status | Under development |
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The Spike S-512 is a projected supersonic business jet, designed by Spike Aerospace, an American aerospace manufacturer firm based in Boston, Massachusetts.[2] If produced, it would allow long flights for business and private travelers, such as from New York City to London, to take only three to four hours instead of six to seven.[1][3] The company planned to promote the project with an exhibit at the 2014 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow.[4] The aircraft will not have windows for the passengers, instead it will be lined with tiny cameras sending footage to thin, curved displays lining the interior walls of the fuselage.[5] Spike originally expected to launch the plane by December 2018 [5] and now targets the 2020s.[6]
Specifications
Spike claims the jet will have a cruise speed of Mach 1.4-1.6.[1][3]
Data from [5]
General characteristics
- Capacity: 18 passengers
- Length: 131 ft (40 m)
- Wingspan: 60 ft (18 m)
- Wing area: 1,125 sq ft (104.5 m2)
- Empty weight: 38,000 lb (17,237 kg)
- Gross weight: 44,000 lb (19,958 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 84,000 lb (38,102 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofans
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 1.8
- Cruise speed Mach 1.6
- Range: 4,000 nmi (4,603 mi; 7,408 km)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Aerion SBJ
- Boom Technology
- HyperMach SonicStar
- SAI Quiet Supersonic Transport
- Sukhoi-Gulfstream S-21
- Tupolev Tu-444
- Related lists
References
- 1 2 3 "Spike S-512 could be the world's first supersonic business jet". Gizmag.com. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ "Spike Aerospace". Spike Aerospace. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- 1 2 "Spike S-512 Supersonic Personal Jet". Spike Aerospace. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ "New SST Contender Aims For Mach 1.8". Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 GEORGE, ALEXANDER. "Supersonic Jet Ditches Windows for Massive Live-Streaming Screens". Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ Spike's summary of recent developments from 2016-03, Page retrieved 2016-03-26.