Pics: US military working on supersonic Air Force One that can go Mach 1.8
Exosonic supersonic Air Force One concept art. (Exosonic, Twitter)
April 05, 2021 Ryan Morgan
The U.S. military is in the process of designing the next executive transport jet for the U.S. president and has turned to a California-based aerospace start-up to build a model of Air Force One that can go nearly twice the speed of sound, at Mach 1.8. The company told CNN on Friday that the plane will be ready in the 2030s.
In September, the U.S. Air Force announced it had partnered with Exosonic to put their expertise in supersonic aircraft to work on creating the next Air Force One, the designation given to the U.S. president’s executive transport aircraft.
Exosonic specializes in low-boom designs, helping to create aircraft that can exceed the speed of sound without causing the damaging sonic booms typical in most supersonic aircraft. With the ability to reduce the impact of a sonic boom, CNN reported the new Air Force One should be able to fly overland at about 1,380 miles per hour without disturbing people below.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/04/pics-us-military-working-on-supersonic-air-force-one-that-can-go-mach-1-8/
