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The Aerion Super Sonic Business Jet (SBJ)

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  1. Aerion Super Sonic Business Jet


    The Aerion SBJ is a concept for a supersonic business jet, designed by Aerion Corporation, an American aerospace firm based in Reno, Nevada. If produced, it would allow practical non-stop travel from Europe to North America and back within one business day. The target price is $80 million (in 2007 year dollars), with development costs ranging from $2.5 to $3.0 billion. The company claims 50 letters-of-intent from customers, each with a $250,000 deposit. Entry into service is expected to take place five to six years following the formation of a joint venture and "hard launch" decision.
  2. The Aerion SBJ’s key enabling technology, supersonic natural laminar flow, has been conclusively demonstrated in transonic wind tunnel tests and in supersonic flight tests conducted in conjunction with NASA. While SBJ discussions continue with selected airframers, data from the Aerion-designed calibration fixture aboard a NASA F-15B in the summer of 2010 are being used to guide the design of a second test surface to be flown in 2012, pending aircraft availability.
  3. The new test surface will provide large extents of laminar flow and be shaped so boundary layer instabilities grow relatively slowly and smoothly. These characteristics will facilitate good boundary layer imaging of the roughness and step-height experiments that will be performed in this next phase. The experiments are intended to influence future laminar flow airfoil manufacturing standards for surface quality and assembly.

    For more information contact:

    Aerion Corporation
    1325 Airmotive Way, #370
    Reno, NV 89502-3295
    Aerion Corporation
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