TECHNOLOGY FOCUS

摘要

AS PART of its ongoing development of commercial supersonic aircraft, Aerion has revealed plans for a Mach 4+ airliner. The Reno, Nevada-based company gave a first glimpse of its proposal, the Aerion AS3, in an announcement on March 29. The AS3 is designed to transport up to 50 passengers over a range of 7,000nm. The proposed aircraft would be able to fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in less than three hours.