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   (CNN) — The news broke last September that a California start-up   
   was working with the US Air Force on developing a supersonic   
   plane which could be used as Air Force One.   
      
   Exosonic was handed a contract by the Presidential and Executive   
   Airlift Directorate (PE) after impressing the military with its   
   concept for a low-boom supersonic Mach 1.8 twinjet.   
      
   Now CNN Travel has had an exclusive look inside the cabin   
   interior of the executive transport plane designed to carry the   
   US Executive Branch's distinguished visitors (DVs).   
      
   It's a 31-passenger derivative of Exosonic's 70-passenger   
   commercial airliner concept and is the ultimate in business jets   
   -- luxury leather, oak and quartz fittings, private suites for   
   work and rest, and all at cruise times twice that of existing   
   aircraft.   
   The functions of presidential craft varies according to need,   
   but this plane might primarily be used as Air Force Two, which   
   is the call sign for jets carrying the US vice president.   
      
   New technologies   
      
   "With this concept we are planning to implement new technologies   
   that are not available today or that you don't (yet) see on   
   commercial or business aircraft," says Stephanie Chahan,   
   Exosonic's principal aircraft interior designer, as she leads   
   CNN on a virtual walk-through.   
      
   The first of two private suites is the three-passenger meeting   
   room, with secure video teleconferencing so distinguished   
   visitors can work, go online, or address the press.   
      
   The rotatable seats are leather with wooden shells and the video   
   monitor is capable of being stored in a rolled position so there   
   is space on the credenza sideboard for food platters or   
   presentation equipment.   
      
   "So whether they're flying the vice president or the first lady,   
   or the first gentleman, we'd have a lot of flexibility here,"   
   says Chahan.   
      
   Low-booom supersonic flight   
   The second eight-passenger suite has lie-flat seats and   
   adjustable table heights and it's where senior staffers can work   
   collaboratively and rest.   
      
   Then there's the main cabin with 20 business-class seats, plus   
   two galleys, two lavatories and plenty of stowage space.   
      
   Following the trend in modern aircraft design, the seatbacks   
   have spaces for holding personal electronic devices rather than   
   traditional seat-back monitors.   
      
   "The cabin design was inspired by the US Executive Branch and   
   its mission and values, as well as the peregrine falcon,   
   renowned for its speed -- both by its movement and by its   
   beautiful look," says Chahan.   
      
   Exosonic's plane boasts a 5,000-nautical-mile range and, thanks   
   to boom-softening techniques, it should be able to fly overland   
   at almost twice the speed of sound without upsetting residents   
   down below.   
      
   "The future for global rapid passenger travel is low-boom   
   supersonic flight," says Exosonic's CEO, Norris Tie. "Low boom   
   allows travelers to fly at supersonic speeds without generating   
   disruptive booms for those on the ground."   
      
   Mach 1.8 is around 1,381 miles per hour (2,222 kilometers),   
   which is more than twice the typical cruising speed of a long-   
   distance commercial craft.   
      
   Tie tells CNN that the company expects its supersonic plane to   
   be flying by the mid-2030s.   
      
   USAF investments   
      
   Exosonic isn't the only aviation trailblazer to receive   
   investment from the US Air Force.   
      
   Atlanta-based Hermeus Corporation is working on a hypersonic 20-   
   seater that promises to deliver passengers from New York to   
   London in 90 minutes.   
      
   Last year, it partnered with the US Air Force and PE to develop   
   its Mach 5 craft in order to support the presidential and   
   executive fleet, and this March Hermeus announced that it was   
   teaming up with NASA too.   
      
   Hypersonic travel is generally regarded as reaching speeds of   
   Mach 5 or above, or five times the speed of sound. Hermeus   
   successfully tested a Mach 5 engine prototype in February last   
   year.   
      
   https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/supersonic-air-force-one-   
   exosonic-cabin-interior/index.html   
      
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