European consortium Airbus has decided to help the American Aerion create the world's first supersonic business jet. Want to finish the job in 2021.
Similar project from Airbus already had. It is a well-known ship Concorde, which was abandoned in 2003 Due to this experience, Airbus will provide expert design, manufacture and certification of a supersonic business jet, and in return get access to patented technology Aerion, which reduces the resistance on the wings and fuselage.
Among this time rely on business. They promise that if earlier, for example, from Paris to New York, flew 8 and a half hours, but now need a little more than four.
Problem has only one: over the United States forbidden to fly at supersonic speeds. But the authors of the project have already thought through and it: will fly at supersonic speed over the ocean only.
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