As the subject suggests, how would a commercially successful SST come about. And I mean successful enough to warrant more then one generation of them, and preferably not require government subsidies to get them off the ground, at least no more then say the 747.
I know this is no small task. At least fuel costs and, probably, the issue of sonic booms will have to be dealt with. The sonic boom may or may not be a workable issue. The fuel costs are something else though. I have no idea how to keep them low enough for an SST to be a viable. Maybe less Arab-Israeli tensions?
I know this is no small task. At least fuel costs and, probably, the issue of sonic booms will have to be dealt with. The sonic boom may or may not be a workable issue. The fuel costs are something else though. I have no idea how to keep them low enough for an SST to be a viable. Maybe less Arab-Israeli tensions?