In the Works: Spike Aerospace S-512

There is a new entrant in the (slow) race to bring a supersonic business jet to market, Spike Aerospace. Headquartered in Boston, Spike Aerospace was founded by engineers and consultants with experience working at Airbus, Boeing, Eclipse, Gulfstream, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA. The Spike S-512 is targeting a Mach 1.6 cruise speed and Mach 1.8 maximum speed.

With an mtow of 84,000 pounds, the S-512 is designed to carry 40,000 pounds of fuel and fly 4,000 nm (reserve not specified). Engines are older technology, two 19,000-pound-thrust Pratt & Whitney JT8Ds. Balanced field length will be 6,000 feet and stall speed 105 knots.

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