"Concorde Successor" AS2

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https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/as2-supersonic-jet-florida-hq/index.html

 

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US planemaker Aerion, whose AS2 jet promises to fly New York to London in 4.5 hours, is building a massive new global headquarters in Florida ahead of production beginning on the supersonic craft in 2023.

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The 8-12 passenger AS2 business jet will travel at Mach 1.4 (more than 1,000 mph), which means it could shave three and a half hours off standard journey times from New York to Cape Town, and more than four hours off trips between JFK and Singapore and JFK and Sydney.

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Aerion has already secured a domestic and international order backlog which now tops $6.5 billion and it plans to deliver 300 aircraft over 10 years of production. The AS2's first flight is slated for 2024 and the company intends to take the plane to market in 2026.

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Partners in Aerion's AS2 program include GE, which is producing the Affinity supersonic engine, and Spirit AeroSystems, which is making the AS2's pressurized fuselage.

In the cockpit, Honeywell is revolutionizing the flight deck, using its expertise in supersonic military jets to design the AS2's mission processors, displays, sensors and flight control systems.

"We had to design an aircraft that was incredibly efficient with the lowest fuel-burn possible, so we spent 10 years thinking about advanced aerodynamics and fuel-efficient engines. We've designed specifically around noise and emissions," says Vice.

One of the things it won't have -- which Concorde had -- is afterburners, a system whereby fuel is sprayed into the engine's exhaust and burned to increase thrust during takeoff and acceleration.

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The company is also committed to a substantial reforestation program to assure carbon offsets for every customer on every flight.

 

Boomless Cruise.

Und ein automatisches Baumpflanzprogramm... lässt man den Bäumen 1 Jahr Zeit für den CO2-Abbau, muss man locker einen Baum pro geflogener NM unterhalten.

Aber was so ein richtiger Milliardär ist, der hat wahrscheinlich eh schon seinen privaten Forst im Hintergarten

 

Annahmen:

5000 kg Treibstoff für 1000 NM

3,2 kg CO2 pro kg Treibstoff

1 ausgewachsener Baum speichert 15kg CO2 pro Jahr