Sukhoi-Gulfstream S-21

S-21
Sukhoi SSBJ project model
Role Supersonic business jet
Manufacturer Sukhoi Design Bureau/Gulfstream Aerospace






S-21 3D model

Sukhoi-Gulfstream S-21 was a projected Russian-American supersonic business jet.

In the early 1990s, Gulfstream Aerospace and the Sukhoi Design Bureau of Moscow began a joint effort to develop a supersonic small business jet, code named the S-21. Due to questionable market demand for commercial supersonic air travel, commitment to the project wavered and delays mounted.[1]

Gulfstream eventually dissolved the partnership, although Sukhoi continued work on the S-21.

The S-21 would be capable of sustained cruise at Mach 2+ and much research and development has gone into the management of the troublesome transonic effects phenomena associated with near Mach 1 air speeds.

Specifications (S-21)

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
Related lists

Media related to Sukhoi S-21 at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ↑ Clarke, Chris (November 24, 2015). "11 Outlandish Attempts To Build The Next Concorde". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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