an 8- to 11-passenger business jet being designed so a sonic shock wave won't reach the ground. The company has completed wind tunnel tests and, in December 2020, opened a new $375 million headquarters facility for development and production of the AS-2. It is located at the Orlando Melbourne International Airport. BAE Systems is developing a fly-by-wire flight control system. In January, Aerion selected the Universal Avionics ClearVision Enhanced Flight Vision System. Both pilot and co-pilot will use the SkyLens Head-Wearable Display with a 360-degree field of regard. The system uses a high-resolution camera composed of six sensors for multispectral coverage. It will provide the pilots with proven operational landing credit and all-weather operational capability. Nearly 3,000 ClearVision EVS cameras have been fielded to date. The AS2 will use engineered synthetic fuel to reach supersonic speeds without an afterburner. Also today, Boom Supersonic is developing the up to 75-seat Overture Mach 2.2 airline aircraft for certification by the end of this decade. It rolled out a one-third scale test aircraft, the XB-1, last year. The small test aircraft dubbed Baby Boom is set to begin flight tests this year. The company plans to roll out five Overture test aircraft in 2025 and plans for the $200 million aircraft to fly supersonic in oceanic airspace, but not over land. Also in the works is the Spike Aerospace Inc. S-512 supersonic business jet. It will fly at Mach 1.6 carrying 12 to 18 passengers and employ proprietary quiet supersonic technology to operate over land without disturbing people on the ground. None of these companies are partners in NASA's QueSST project, but the industry is keeping a close eye on this research effort. Continued on following page avionics news * june 2021 75http://www.seaerospace.com