Super Sonic Transport

[haldilal]

The Airports planed for the SST, that never happened.

 

[haldilal]

 

[SKC]

Super Sonic Transport is not commercially feasible. Too costly and high noise pollution as well.

 

[haldilal]

Super Sonic Transport is not commercially feasible. Too costly and high noise pollution as well.

Now it's possible with adaptable engine which can travel faster than speed of sound without after burners with all business class routes and with low boom.

 

[haldilal]

 

[tomthounaojam87]

Douglas' SST concepts

 

[haldilal]

Douglas' SST concepts

As ambitious as Boeing.

 

[tomthounaojam87]

As ambitious as Boeing.

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Yes, most of the major players at the time wanted to develop one, a Kennedy also wanted an American SST.
.................
Who would have thought even Bell would pitch in

 

[tomthounaojam87]

Tupolev Tu-244.

 

[johny_baba]

Super Sonic Transport is not commercially feasible. Too costly and high noise pollution as well.

commercial issues can be argued, but noise pollution issue seems so overblown to me, reminder those kinds of 'protests' and all happened during era when emerging environmentalists were ever doom-scaring people with "we just have 10 years to tackle global warming reeee' and what not

 

[johny_baba]

>a thread on supersonic transport
>no post or even pic on Concorde


also, there was 1973 solar eclipse episode where a concorde kept chasing it for more than an hour, flying at supersonic ~2200 km/hr speed

 

[SKC]

commercial issues can be argued, but noise pollution issue seems so overblown to me, reminder those kinds of 'protests' and all happened during era when emerging environmentalists were ever doom-scaring people with "we just have 10 years to tackle global warming reeee' and what not

I have seen many videos shot during the time Concord was functioning. Videos shot in UK while Concord take off for France.
The noise created is insane even when during takeoff they are not using full engine power.

 

[darkflame]

Lockheed L-2000 SST inboard profile

 

[haldilal]

 

[haldilal]

The Tupolev TU 244.

 

[tomthounaojam87]

PIA almost bought the Boeing SST

 

[haldilal]

PIA almost bought the Boeing SST

In order to compete against 3 Concerd orders from Air India and unspecified numbers of Boeing 2707.

 

[tomthounaojam87]

In order to compete against 3 Concerd orders from Air India and unspecified numbers of Boeing 2707.

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Yeah, back then they were doing well with their "economy", Anyway Concord look like in Air India livery, time to make a one in the future.

 

[Abhijeet]

NASA's Supersonic Aircraft Nears Liftoff, May Cut NYC To London Flight To 90 Mins

NASA's Supersonic Aircraft Nears Liftoff, May Cut NYC To London Flight To 90 Mins

In August 2023, NASA said that they have identified various potential passengers markets in about 50 established routes that connect cities.

www.indiatimes.com

Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst

Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The supersonic aircraft could fly faster than the speed of sound - almost twice as fast as the original Concorde aircraft. To minimise disruption to people on the ground, engineers are also attempting to reduce the sound of the typical sonic boom to a sonic "thump."

 

[Abhijeet]

Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst will be using General Electric F414-GE-100 (a variant of F-414-GE-39E which is used in Saab JAS-39E/F Gripen).

HAL will also manufacture F414-GE-INS6 (for Tejas Mk-2) with better thrust than previous versions.