Spike S-512

Not to be confused with Spike (disambiguation).
Spike Aerospace Inc.
Website spikeaerospace.com
Spike S-512
Artist's rendering of Spike S-512 in flight
Role Supersonic business jet
Manufacturer Spike Aerospace
Status Under development
Unit cost
US$60 to 80 million. (target cost)[1]

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

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
Related lists

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Spike S-512 could be the world's first supersonic business jet". Gizmag.com. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  2. ↑ "Spike Aerospace". Spike Aerospace. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  3. 1 2 "Spike S-512 Supersonic Personal Jet". Spike Aerospace. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  4. ↑ "New SST Contender Aims For Mach 1.8". Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 GEORGE, ALEXANDER. "Supersonic Jet Ditches Windows for Massive Live-Streaming Screens". Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Spike's summary of recent developments from 2016-03, Page retrieved 2016-03-26.
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