Dassault is working quietly on the design for what could become a supersonic business jet (SSBJ). In June the French aircraft manufacturer announced the creation of a “common working group” with Sukhoi to study such an aircraft. Although mainly aimed at military manned and unmanned jets, the memorandum of understanding signed at the Paris Air Show also foresees “cooperation in the civil aircraft field” between the French and Russian companies. Other details emerged recently, showing Dassault is investigating technologies that could give birth to an SSBJ.
Asked for details on the civil side of the agreement with Sukhoi, Dassault officials downplayed its significance. They said Dassault is talking to Sukhoi, as it is with other companies in the aerospace industry, about the feasibility of an SSBJ. Yet in May senior v-p Bruno Revellin-Falcoz specifically named Boeing and Sukhoi for current talks on that subject.
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