Aircraft
Spike Aerospace Resurfaces Supersonic Bizjet Candidate
S-512 promises “low-boom” Mach 1.6 travel
Spike Aerospace S-512 supersonic business jet
Spike Aerospace is still planning to field the S-512 supersonic business jet, which is projected to fly at Mach 1.6 with a low boom noise footprint.

For years in the latter part of the 20th and early 21st century, aircraft OEMs and start-up firms fielded supersonic business jet designs that never went further than highly detailed concepts. One of those designs, the Spike Aerospace Spike S-512, which was never built nor took flight, has been resurrected by company founder, president, and CEO Vik Kachoria. 

When Spike was last actively pursuing development of the S-512, plans called for first flight in 2021 and deliveries beginning in 2023. The jet was expected to fly at up to Mach 1.6 with 22 passengers and have a range of 6,200 nm.