U.S. supersonic commercial aircraft : assessing NASA's high speed research program / Committee on High Speed Research [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on High Speed Research.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on High Speed Research, author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on High Speed Research, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Supersonic transport planes--United States.

Supersonic transport planes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 pages) : illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academy Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is currently developing advanced technologies to form the foundation for the next breakthrough in civil aviation: an economically viable, environmentally acceptable supersonic transport. NASA's High Speed Research Program works in conjunction with industry to identify and address critical technological challenges to initiating commercial development of a practical supersonic transport. The key technical areas investigated are engine emissions, fuel efficiency, service life, and weight; community noise; aircraft range and payload; and weight and service life of airframe structures. Areas of particular interest include the ability of technologies under development to meet program goals related to noise, emissions, service life, weight, range, and payload. This book examines aircraft design requirements, assesses the program's planning and progress, and recommends changes that will help the program achieve its overall objectives.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-309-37030-2

0-585-16841-5