New renderings show the cabin interior of the supersonic presidential jet designed by Exosonic that could fly at nearly twice the speed of sound and cut travel time in half.
Last year, it was revealed that the Pentagon had commissioned a prototype of a jet that could carry a variety of senior members of the executive branch - from cabinet officials to the First Lady.
The Air Force awarded a 24-month, $1million contract to Exosonic after it was impressed by the start-up aerospace company's concept for a jet that could fly at Mach 1.8 speeds 'supersonically overland and overwater with a muted sonic boom,' according to the firm's website.
The presidential plane is a 31-passenger version of the business enterprise's idea for a 70-passenger industrial jet and could theoretically reach speeds of 1,380mph.
Stephanie Chahan, Exosonic's essential aircraft indoors dressmaker, said one in every of its key indoors layout strengths is its cabin flexibility to host a variety of exceptional passengers - in contrast to Air Force One, the president's aircraft.
'It desires to be bendy sufficient to fit a number of exclusive missions, if it become ever in carrier,' Chahan advised DailyMail.Com.
'So it must be modular sufficient for the Secretary of Defense, suit the necessities of the First Lady - whatever their necessities may be - and people requirements can range extensively.'
CNN Travel referred to that the plane may primarily be used as Air Force Two - which incorporates the vice president.
The jet boasts personal suites and highly-priced furniture and materials including quartz counters, and floors close to its exits, in addition to a wool-silk mixture carpet - substances that 'are regularly not seen in commercial enterprise jets,' Chahan said.
The custom carpets come from American producer Scott Group Studio primarily based out of Michigan, which has previously manufactured rugs inside the White House Oval Office for President Joe Biden in addition to former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
The first of the commercial enterprise suites fits three passengers and consists of the capability to video teleconference securely in-flight.
A 2nd suite for senior staffers and visitors suits eight passengers who can paintings collaboratively and rest. It has seats that lie flat to allow passengers to sleep on board.
The aircraft additionally has 20 enterprise elegance passenger seats, with two galleys and bathrooms.
'With this concept we're planning to enforce new technologies that aren't to be had today or which you don't (yet) see on business or enterprise plane,' Chahan advised CNN Travel.
It became now not right now clean what those new technologies might also encompass.
Chahan advised DailyMail.Com that the cabin design and its blue-and-white coloring changed into stimulated by the executive branch and the Peregrine Falcon - a fowl famend for its pace - making the cabin 'neutral and calming.'
The aircraft, which has a five,000-nautical-mile range, is predicted to fly through the mid-2030s.
Air Force One, the surprisingly customized Boeing 747-200B series plane defined as a 3-level 'flying Oval Office,' is currently one of the fastest planes in the world. It can travel at a top speed of 600mph, which is almost the speed of sound.
During flight, Air Force One is capable of reaching a most altitude of 45,a hundred ft.
By comparison, a commercial airliner typically reaches about 30,000ft.
It is built to help the burden of up to 70 passengers as well as living quarters for the president, his senior advisers, Secret Service officers, reporters, and visitors.
The modern model of the aircraft additionally holds four,000sq toes of space which includes a conference room, offices, and among the finest electronics that enables the president to paintings in-flight.
Air Force One also holds galleys for food practise, a doctor on board every flight, and a scientific working room.
There are currently Air Force One planes in service today. The plane includes the tail codes 28000 and 29000.
The modern planes had been bought while Ronald Reagan become president. They had been first added into provider at some point of the administration of Reagan's successor, George H.W. Bush.
Several years ago, Boeing decided to close down manufacturing of the 747-two hundred series. Thus it have become tough to replace the plane's components.
During Barack Obama's 2d term in office, he ordered a substitute fleet be constructed that might be modeled on the new 747-8 collection.
In July 2018, Boeing obtained a $3.9billion settlement to build two 747-eight aircraft for use as Air Force One with the aid of the president, due to be introduced by way of December 2024 and painted purple, white and blue.
The Boeing 747-8s are designed to be an airborne White House able to fly in worst-case security eventualities, together with nuclear conflict, and are modified with navy avionics, advanced communications and a self-defense system.
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