Spike S-512

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Not to be confused with Spike.
Spike Aerospace Inc.
Website spikeaerospace.com
Spike S-512
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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 plans 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 2020's.[6]

Specifications

Spike claims the jet will have a cruise speed of Mach 1.4-1.6.[1][3]

Data from [5]

General characteristics

  • Capacity: 18 passengers
  • Length: 131 ft (40 m)
  • Wingspan: 60 ft (18 m)
  • Wing area: 1,125 sq ft (104.5 m2)
  • Empty weight: 38,000 lb (17,237 kg)
  • Gross weight: 44,000 lb (19,958 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 84,000 lb (38,102 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofans

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 1.8
  • Cruise speed Mach 1.6
  • Range: 4,000 nmi (4,603 mi; 7,408 km)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
Related lists

References

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  6. ↑ Spike's summary of recent developments from 2016-03, Page retrieved 2016-03-26.

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