Boeing 2707 And… Was Concorde A Conservative Design?
We all know of the Concorde, but what about the Boeing 2707 SST? And while we’re at it, why aren’t we all flying around in supersonic jets today? The second of the questions above really is more reasonable than it sounds. Note we are not referring to current efforts...
XB-70 Valkyrie: A Mach-3 Bomber Doing Airliner Research?
It started as a bomber project, but the XB-70 Valkyrie very quickly became a research vehicle for USA’s Supersonic Transport (SST) program! We recently had a look at the history of the Lockheed SR-71. Not only was this aircraft remarkable in its own right, but it also...
X-59 – Supersonic Flight, The NASA Way
Other supersonic aircraft programs have perhaps gotten more public attention, but NASA’s X-59 could well be the first one to actually fly. Supersonic commercial flight has been capturing people’s imagination for a very long time. And of course, it isn’t without...
