Aerion Corporation · Canceled
Aerion AS3 concept
The Aerion AS3 was an early high-speed commercial-airliner concept announced after the AS2 business jet. It aimed at a much larger passenger group and longer routes. No production aircraft resulted, and its few published performance figures were concept targets.
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Aircraft profile
Development and lineage
- Manufacturer
- Aerion Corporation
- Family
- Aerion AS3 concept
- Aircraft category
- Supersonic commercial concept
- Propulsion
- Jet
- Lifecycle
- Canceled
- Development stage
- Cancelled
Aircraft data
Key specifications
- Aircraft role
- Concept for a high-speed commercial airliner
- Speed target
- Mach 4+
- Passenger target
- Up to 50
- Range target
- 7,000 nm
- Programme stage
- Concept; no certified or production aircraft
Early concept targets. AS3 was an airliner proposal, distinct from the smaller AS2 business jet.
Overview
Program history
Announced in March 2021, the AS3 extended Aerion’s ambition beyond the business-jet market. The company envisaged very fast city-pair travel and worked with NASA on research relevant to flight in the Mach 3–5 range. Aerion’s closure stopped this roadmap before an AS3 could be developed into a certified transport.