Jaxa Plane
Production Company: JAXA
Feature: Supersonic with Lowered Noise Pollution
EST. Cost of Production: $137.8 million* (Project Cost)
Space exploration and aviation are overseen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Its headquarters are in Tokyo, and JAXA is always at the bleeding edge of aerospace technology. JAXA is currently working on a supersonic aircraft that will seat between thirty and fifty passengers. The craft will cut the sonic boom associated with these jet planes in half, making the JAXA plane far better than the Concorde. JAXA also hopes to reduce noise pollution and travel expenses for the supersonic airplane, as well as improve the plane’s environmental friendliness. If the plane can achieve those three things, it will not end up like the Concorde.
Jaxa Plane
Spike S-512
Production Company: Spike Aerospace
Feature: Supersonic Business Jet
EST. Cost of Production: $80 million per unit*
Spike Aerospace, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is the latest business to enter the quest for sustainable supersonic transportation. The Spike S-512 is a projected supersonic business jet that would allow private and business travelers to travel from New York City to London in three or four hours. The plane would not have windows; instead, it would feature tiny cameras that would send footage to curved displays built into the plane’s walls. Spike is now working on an S-512 with eighteen seats. Despite being three years late, the company hopes to deliver the first planes before 2030.
Spike S 512
