The Viper East Demo jet pulling the gear up after a high performance take off. The aircraft features a special paint job on the tail commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Wild Weasel SEAD/DEAD mission.
The Aerion AS2, known as the "Concorde of Business Jets," has been bolstered by an order of 20 aircraft from FlexJet which was announced at NBAA in Las Vegas recently.
By the simple act of firing one of their own for keeping passengers alive, they have brought the wrath of an entire industry into an incident which wouldn't normally get a second look.