We call on the international community to work with our regulators toward a noise standard that will enable civil
supersonic flight globally.
While the technical detail will not appeal to everyone, readers interested in either
supersonic flight or flight research will find this work a valuable read.
Whitcomb devised one of the most important discoveries in
supersonic flight.
Aerion Corporation of Reno, Nevada is an advanced engineering group formed in 2002 to reintroduce commercial
supersonic flight. Aerion continues research begun more than 15 years ago, with the current focus on the design of a practical and efficient supersonic business jet employing patented natural laminar flow technology.
Aerion Corporationof Reno, Nevada is an advanced engineering group formed in 2002 to reintroduce commercial
supersonic flight. Aerion continues research begun more than 15 years ago, with the current focus on the design of a practical and efficient supersonic businessjet employing patented natural laminar flow technology.
BRITISH AIRWAY'S first commercial
supersonic flight flew from London Heathrow to Bahrain on January 21, 1976.
With archival photos and drawings, the authors trace developments leading to Yeager's first
supersonic flight with the rocket-powered plane in 1947.
Today, researchers can study not only the meters-wide blast of a lump of TATP but also kilometers-long pressure patterns from the
supersonic flight of an aircraft.
Despite this, a consortium of researchers from the United States, Europe and Japan are exploring new ways of bringing
supersonic flight back and better than ever.
To allow
supersonic flight these ranges, especially in Europe, usually include, or are limited to, over-sea spaces.
Flying for the first time in September 1964, the XB-70 lasted fewer than five years and logged just over 250 total hours--mostly in testing and later researching the practicality of
supersonic flight by large aircraft, including duty as a National Aeronautics and Space Administration test subject for an American supersonic transport.
This was the first
supersonic flight from the West Coast to the East Coast.
