A rendering of the Aerion SBJ, a proposed eight to 12-passenger business jet whose backers predict it will enter service by 2020.
Going beyond Concorde —
A rendering of the Aerion SBJ, a proposed eight to 12-passenger business jet whose backers predict it will enter service by 2020.
Courtesy Aerion
Another rendering of the Aerion SBJ. Its backers promise the craft will "herald a return to supersonic civil flight without Concorde's environmental and economic drawbacks." If built, the business jet would fly at speeds up to Mach 1.6, but is optimized for cruise at both high subsonic and supersonic speeds.
Going beyond Concorde —
Another rendering of the Aerion SBJ. Its backers promise the craft will "herald a return to supersonic civil flight without Concorde's environmental and economic drawbacks." If built, the business jet would fly at speeds up to Mach 1.6, but is optimized for cruise at both high subsonic and supersonic speeds.
Courtesy Aerion
A depiction of the proposed interior of the Aerion SBJ supersonic business jet.
Going beyond Concorde —
A depiction of the proposed interior of the Aerion SBJ supersonic business jet.
Courtesy Aerion
A rendering of a proposed supersonic passenger jet by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Going beyond Concorde —
A rendering of a proposed supersonic passenger jet by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Courtesy JAXA
A rendering of a possible future aircraft that could fly at supersonic speed over land, designed by a team led by Boeing and funded by NASA.
Going beyond Concorde —
A rendering of a possible future aircraft that could fly at supersonic speed over land, designed by a team led by Boeing and funded by NASA.
Courtesy NASA/The Boeing Company
An alternate rendering of a proposed supersonic passenger jet by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The agency says it expects to achieve a quiet, economical and environmentally friendly supersonic aircraft some time this century.
Going beyond Concorde —
An alternate rendering of a proposed supersonic passenger jet by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The agency says it expects to achieve a quiet, economical and environmentally friendly supersonic aircraft some time this century.
Courtesy JAXA
The Lockheed Martin-led team's design for an aircraft that could fly at supersonic speed over land.
Going beyond Concorde —
The Lockheed Martin-led team's design for an aircraft that could fly at supersonic speed over land.
Courtesy NASA/Lockheed Martin
NASA wind tunnel testing of one of the designs for a supersonic overland aircraft.
Going beyond Concorde —
NASA wind tunnel testing of one of the designs for a supersonic overland aircraft.
Courtesy NASA/Dominic Hart