31 Biz Jets in development, including "2" Superson

Wow, lots of excitement coming out in the Business Jet Market, looking forward to those Supersonice birds.....

http://www.ainonline.com/Issues/10_06/1 ... ets_20.htm

Aerion
Aerion SSBJ–Aerion continues on track with development efforts for its supersonic business jet. High-speed testing on the Aerion supersonic natural-laminar-flow wing was expected last month by using a rocket sled to achieve the necessary Mach 1.5 test speed.
The company also continues to make minor refinements to the SSBJ design, with likely updates on this front expected this month at the NBAA Convention. Aerion expects to announce more consortium partners next year.

Certification of the Aerion SSBJ is slated for early next decade, with the 4,000+-nm, Mach 1.6 airplane expected to enter service in 2011. An official program launch could also be announced at the NBAA show later this month.




Supersonic Aerospace International
Quiet Supersonic Transport (QSST)–Supersonic Aerospace International of Las Vegas continues to work with Lockheed Martin on the Quiet Small Supersonic Transport (QSST), the 4,000-nm, 12-passenger, Mach 1.8, no-boom supersonic business jet (SSBJ) announced at the 2004 NBAA Convention.

Company president Michael Paulson said the project is now in Phase 2, which mainly involves refining and optimizing the SSBJ’s design.

Paulson said his company will choose one of three competing engine designs from General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce for the supersonic twinjet when Phase 2 concludes by year-end. First flight of the $80 million QSST is set for mid-2011, with U.S. FAR Part 25 certification planned for 2013.


Now, I can not wait to get inside the BBJ-3

Boeing Business Jets
BBJ3–Boeing launched the largest Boeing Business Jet in the line last year at the Dubai airshow. Based on the 737-900ER, the $64 million BBJ3 will have a max range, with five auxiliary fuel tanks, of 5,365 nm. Its 1,120-sq-ft cabin area is 35 percent more than that of the BBJ and 11 percent larger than the BBJ2’s.

The next-generation 737-900ER first flew early last month, and certification is expected early next year. BBJ3 versions will be slotted into the production line as orders dictate.

The formal announcement of the BBJ3 at the Dubai airshow was no accident–more than a quarter of the worldwide BBJ fleet is based in the Middle East, and the majority of BBJ2s sold are going to Middle Eastern customers.