Abstract
With the termination of the government/industry partnership on the High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT) program in late 1998, the prospects for a U.S. SuperSonic Transport (SST) appears uncertain. However, NASA’s goal of “Reducing travel time to the Far East and Europe by 50% within 25 years” remains intact. The decision by industry to build an HSCT has been postponed and there is now more time to explore advanced technologies and revolutionary concepts that could make a supersonic aircraft an environmentally compatible and economically viable success. Studies will likely continue to examine future constraints regarding flight speed, range, size, market impacts and economics. The technology challenges may appear formidable, but the potential revenue generated and the benefits realized in reduced travel time by an HSCT will provide the incentive to continue the research.
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