Check out Joe Biden’s supersonic Air Force One: the new jet will fly at twice the speed of sound and is the ultimate in luxurious presidential pampering

Apr 12 , 2021

US President Joe Biden and the new supersonic Air Force One being developed by California-based company Exosonic. Photo: @joebiden/Instagram; Luxurylaunches

California-based start-up Exosonic is behind the plush new US presidential plane, which has a top speed of 1.8 Mach and can carry up to 31 passengers

The new Air Force One will have lie-flat seats plus two private suites beside the main cabin, while the luxurious interior is inspired by the peregrine falcon

In September 2020, there were reports that the next-generation US presidential plane, better known as Air Force One, could be a supersonic jet capable of flying faster than the speed of sound.

Joe Biden’s supersonic Air Force One can travel at twice the speed of sound. Photo: Luxurylaunches

The US Air Force’s Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate awarded a contract to the California-based start-up Exosonic, a company that managed to grab the military’s attention with its low-boom supersonic Mach 1.8 twin jet.

Inside the plush cabin of the new supersonic Air Force One. Photo: Luxurylaunches

As a part of the deal, the Air Force Research Lab will help Exosonic develop its commercial supersonic aircraft and modify it to serve as an executive transport vehicle. CNN Travel was able to get a sneak peek of the cabin of the executive transport plane, which has been designed to carry the US Executive Branch’s distinguished visitors (known as DVs).

The supersonic Air Force One is derived from Exosonic’s 70-passenger commercial airliner concept. Photo: Luxurylaunches

“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,” said Stephanie Chahan, Exosonic’s principal aircraft interior designer. The aircraft has been derived from Exosonic’s 70-passenger commercial airliner concept. The cabin has been modified with a maximum capacity of 31 passengers.

The new supersonic Air Force One is designed to carry the US Executive Branch’s distinguished visitors. Photo: Luxurylaunches

The cabin features two private suites. The first one is a meeting room that can seat up to three people and gets secure video teleconferencing. As you would expect, the rotating seats are upholstered in the finest leather and have wooden shells, while the on-board displays can be rolled and stowed away to make space for other 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,” Chahan said.

The second eight-passenger suite is for senior staff and will have lie-flat seats with tables that are height-adjustable. The main cabin features 20 business-class seats, along with two galleys, two lavatories, and plenty of storage space.