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Aerion AS2

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The Aerion AS2 was a proposed supersonic business jet that Aerion Corporation was developing until the company ceased operations in May 2021. It was announced in May 2014 as a larger redesign of the Aerion SBJ, and partners came and went: Airbus in 2014, Lockheed Martin in 2017 and Boeing in 2019. The 12-passenger aircraft aimed for supercruise at up to Mach 1.4 over a range of about 5,000 nautical miles, with a supersonic natural laminar flow wing and a projected maximum takeoff weight of 150,000 pounds. Noise rules moved the design from two engines to three, and GE Aviation supplied the General Electric Affinity turbofan, each rated at 18,000 pounds-force. Flexjet ordered 20 aircraft and NetJets acquired purchase rights for 20 more, but Aerion never flew a prototype and its development stopped with the company.

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Engine Class
Turbofan 1
Status
Cancelled 1
Maximum Mass (kg)
68,039 1
Comparison
Body Style
Aircraft (no road body style) 1
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Aerion, Networks and Operators
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Aerion Corporation

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Source Aerion AS2 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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was a proposed supersonic business jet that was being developed by Aerion Corporation

Originated In

United States

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a research, design, and manufacturing campus, in Melbourne, Florida
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1. Aerion AS2 (Wikipedia)
  • Specifications: Powerplant
    Powerplant: 3 × General Electric Affinity turbofan, 18,000 lbf (80 kN) thrust each
  • Lead, outcome
    Development stopped when Aerion ceased operations in May 2021.
  • Lead, kind
    was a proposed supersonic business jet that was being developed by Aerion Corporation
  • Specifications: Maximum takeoff weight
    Max takeoff weight: 150,000 lb (68,039 kg)
  • Lead, builder
    was a proposed supersonic business jet that was being developed by Aerion Corporation
  • Lead
    a research, design, and manufacturing campus, in Melbourne, Florida
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General Electric Affinity (Wikipedia)
Has Part: General Electric Affinity, Lead, application
Quote, Has Part: General Electric Affinity, Lead, application
to power the Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet
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