The pressures of being the leader of the free world just might be worth it in the future.
The hassles and indignities needed to survive a Presidential campaign might be something to look forward to in the next few years.
Why? Because of the new and improved version of Air Force One that a startup company in California was awarded a contract to build.
Imagine the sickest, safest and most luxurious and tricked-out private jet you’ve seen, that can also fly at twice the speed of sound…
In September of 2020, as most of the world was losing it’s collective mind in the throes of a pandemic and race for the White House between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the US Air Force’s Presidential and Executive Directorate awarded a California-based start-up company named Exosonic a contract.
Included in the deal is what essentially will be a collaboration between the Air Force Research Lab and Exosonic. The government agency will help Exosonic develop a supersonic aircraft, and then modify it for use as an executive transport vehicle. Translation: it will be the President’s personal private jet, used to fly distinguished visitors and guests of the Prez around the world.
It won’t be the President’s primary source of air travel, that will continue to be the bigger 747’s that are reconfigured to carry the leader of the free world, but look for the first lady, vice president and foreign dignitaries to enjoy the perks of supersonic travel on this new plane.
The modified cabin will seat up to 31 passengers, and it has two private suites.
One is set up as a meeting room with secure video teleconferencing available at all times.
The second suite will accommodate up to eight passengers rather elegantly, and the lie-flat seats al.
In the main cabin are 20 business class suites, so staff, family, security detail and maybe even some traveling media will fly in opulence, elegance and style.
And they will do it incredibly fast. Exosonic claims this jet will have a top speed of 1.8 mach, which is twice the speed of sound, and has a range of 5,000 miles.
How fast is that? Over 1,5000 milers per hour! And Exosonic is also working on technology that will allow it to avoid creating the deafening sonic booms that accompany vessels moving that fast.
Sorry Jill Biden, you’ve got no shot of having this plane at your disposal because it isn’t expected to make its first flight until 2030.
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