Spike S-512 | |
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Artist's rendering of Spike S-512 in flight | |
Role | Supersonic business jet |
Manufacturer | Spike Aerospace |
Status | Under development |
The Spike S-512 is a projected supersonic business jet, designed by Spike Aerospace, an American aerospace manufacturer firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. [1]
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. [2] [3] The aircraft will not have windows for the passengers. Instead, it will be equipped with cameras sending external views to thin, curved displays lining the interior walls of the fuselage. [4]
In early 2014, the company planned to promote the project with an exhibit at the 2014 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow. [5] Spike then expected to launch the plane by December 2018. [4] In January 2017, a subsonic scale prototype was planned to fly in summer 2017 to demonstrate low-speed aerodynamic flight characteristics, before a series of larger prototypes and a supersonic demonstrator by the end of 2018, Spike intended to certify the S-512 by 2023. [6] By Spring 2018, Spike studied a 40- to 50-seat variant for the 13 million passengers interested in supersonic transport projected by 2025. [7] In September 2018, Spike intended to fly the S-512 by early 2021 and start deliveries in 2023. [8] In June 2021, Spike was reported to still be developing an 18-seat version. [9]
Data from Spike [10]
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