THE SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT: THE SONIC BOOM AND YOU

Abstract

An attempt was made to outline the historical development of the United States supersonic transport development program and to place in proper perspective the national significance of the SST program. The technological aspects and problems of the sonic boom were reviewed. The actual overflight sonic boom programs to date were reviewed and capsule results were discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0661840

Entities

People

  • John O. Powers
  • Kenneth Power

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircraft Noise
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Contractors
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight
  • Sonic Boom
  • Structural Response
  • Supersonic Aircraft
  • Supersonic Transport Aircraft
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics