Analyzes FAA's recent proposal performance-based standard for sonic boom. Argues that it is flawed because supersonic performance cannot yet be defined, measured, or enforced.
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The largest aircraft ever created
In the late 1950s and 1960s, the aviation industry was on a mission to create a technological marvel that would revolutionize air travel forever. The supersonic transport (SST) aircraft was the object ...
“If you don’t do a hell of a job,” warned Federal Aviation Administrator William F. (“Bozo”) McKee, “you sure stand to lose a hell of a lot of money.” McKee was talking to negotiators from Boeing and ...
At an innovation panel held on the first day of the Paris Air Show, FAA Acting Administrator Dan Elwell announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that modifies and clarifies the existing regulatory ...
Boom XB-1 Is Technology Demonstrator/Testbed for New “Low Boom” SST (supersonic transport). The new Boom Supersonic XB-1 test aircraft was rolled out for the first time today, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 ...
Note: the Soviet SST program ran from 1968-1999. They flew passenger service until 1978, and shut that down after two separate crashes of the SST aircraft. SST cargo flights continued until 1999. The ...
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