Boston, MA, Oct 09, 2017 -- Early Saturday morning Oct 07, 2017, Spike Aerospace successfully test flew the subsonic subscale SX-1.2 demonstrator aircraft for the first time. The jet is an early unmanned prototype of the company's 18 passenger S-512 Quiet Supersonic Jet. The SX-1.2 test flights proved that the aerodynamic design of the [...]
Boston, MA, Sep 20, 2017 - Spike Aerospace will begin a series of test flights of its first SX-1.2 demonstrator aircraft by the end of the month. The SX-1.2 is a scaled, proof-of-concept aircraft that will help validate the aerodynamics of the S-512 Supersonic Jet. For Spike, this is the next phase of the [...]
Earlier this month in Denver Colorado, for the first time on one stage, six companies came together to discuss and debate supersonic flight at the AIAA Aviation 2017 conference in Denver. For Spike Aerospace, it was a wonderful opportunity to share its vision for supersonic flight, the future of aviation and explore the opportunities. The [...]
Boston, MA, Jan 24, 2017 - Spike Aerospace is expanding efforts to develop the world's first Quiet Supersonic Jet. Their sleek 18 passenger design will result in a quieter, faster, and more efficient supersonic aircraft. Engineering is on track for the first flights of a subsonic prototype of the jet. The subsonic prototype will demonstrate [...]
With all the fun parties and celebrations over, Spike Aerospace has been reflecting on what we accomplished in 2016 and what is ahead in 2017. It is amazing how quickly successes can get forgotten after day-to-day meetings, travel, and other efforts. Looking back, it was a fantastic and successful year, with 2017 looking even more [...]
There have been a lot of unexpected headlines and press lately about Spike Aerospace moving to Washington State and building a manufacturing facility there for the S-512 Quiet Supersonic Jet. It is time to set the record straight; perhaps this is long overdue. Spike Aerospace is in the very early stages of selecting a location for our [...]
What an honor it was last week to meet with Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, who personally was very interested in supersonic aviation. We had a great conversation about the impact supersonic flight will have on policy, economic growth, and business in the region. Governor Inslee was happy to hear that we had toured Paine Field [...]
Vik Kachoria, President & CEO of Spike Aerospace, will be presenting at the AFA's 11th Annual Aerospace Summit on Thursday, October 6th, 2016. Mr. Kachoria will be discussing the Spike S-512 Quiet Supersonic Jet program, developing partnerships and collaborations to bring supersonic flight back, and the company's search for manufacturing facilities. Washington State Governor Jay Inslee will be speaking [...]
Boston, MA, July 11, 2016 - Spike Aerospace announced the addition today of partners MAYA Simulation and Siemens' Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software business to a global effort to develop the first supersonic business jet. The partners join a global collaboration of leading aerospace firms developing the innovative Spike S-512 Quiet Supersonic Jet. MAYA Simulation [...]
Boston, MA, June 22, 2016 - Spike Aerospace announced today that they are evaluating several possible engine options for their S-512 Quiet Supersonic Jet. The company is currently working with two engine manufacturers and is in the early stages of discussion with a third supplier. Spike Aerospace and the two engine manufacturers are identifying existing [...]
Vik Kachoria, Spike Aerospace's chief executive officer, and Bijan Sabet, Spark Capital general partner, discuss funding for aerospace startups and the future of supersonic aircraft with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg West." Correction: Estimated price of the S-512 Quiet Supersonic Jet is $100m (not $60-80m as shown in one slide here) Ticket prices for [...]
Mar 28, 2016, Boston, MA - Supersonic flight is relatively easy, but achieving it without a sonic boom is the holy grail of the next generation of aircraft engineers. Advanced innovations, such as the Quiet Supersonic Flight (QSF) technology being developed by Spike Aerospace, will make flight faster than the speed of sound possible without all [...]