RENO, Nev., Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aerion Supersonic,
the leader in supersonic technology, announced today that GE
Aviation has been selected as the Electrical Power Systems provider
for its AS2 supersonic business jet.
GE Aviation will design and develop the electrical power system
for the AS2. The system includes electrical power generation,
distribution, conversion and energy storage.
In 2018, Aerion announced that GE's
Affinity™, the first civil supersonic
engine in 55 years, will power the AS2. The Affinity engine is
optimized with GE technology to provide exceptional and balanced
performance across supersonic and subsonic flights.
"We are excited to expand our collaboration with Aerion and
leverage our extensive electrical power expertise for this state of
the art, supersonic AS2 program", said Brad
Mottier, GE Aviation Vice President and General Manager
for Business and General Aviation & Integrated Systems.
"Along with the GE Affinity engine, our electrical power system
will be designed, integrated, and optimized to deliver outstanding
overall system performance for Aerion and its customers."
The AS2 electrical power system design and initial integration
planning work will be conducted at GE's Electrical Power
Integration Centre (EPIC) in Cheltenham,
UK, with final integration and procurement at GE's Electric
Power Integrated Systems Center (EPISCenter), the electrical power
integration headquarters, located in Dayton, Ohio.
"We conducted an extensive trade study, analyzing several
providers and multiple power generation and distribution
architectures." said Aerion CEO Tom Vice. "As a
result, we have selected GE Aviation as our partner for the AS2
electrical power system. We are excited to expand our
outstanding relationship with GE."
Aerion's AS2 is the first-ever privately built supersonic
commercial aircraft. Designed to be inherently environmentally
friendly, the AS2 is the first supersonic aircraft with the ability
to accept 100 percent synthetic fuel. It is also the first to be
designed without an afterburner. The 12 passenger business jet
is scheduled to begin flight testing in 2024.
About Aerion Corporation
Aerion, the industry leader in supersonic travel, is pioneering
a new generation of efficient, economical, and environmentally
responsible supersonic aircraft. The Mach 1.4 AS2 business jet is
scheduled to begin flight testing in 2024. Aerion entered
into a partnership with Boeing in February
2019 to develop the AS2 and advance the supersonic market.
In October 2018, Aerion and GE Aviation unveiled the
quiet and efficient GE Affinity™
engine, the first civil supersonic engine in more than 50 years.
More information can be found at www.aerionsupersonic.com.
About GE Aviation
GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE (NYSE: GE), is a
world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, components and
integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general
aviation aircraft. GE Aviation has a global service network to
support these offerings. For more information, visit us at
www.ge.com/aviation. Follow GE Aviation on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/GEAviation and YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/user/GEAviation.
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