Posted on 02/17/2007 8:21:23 PM PST by SunkenCiv
If you're ever lucky enough to fly a Quiet Supersonic Transport between New York and Los Angeles, you'll have just enough time to get through a movie -- a short one. Instead of the usual six hours, it will be a 1,100mph, two-hour hop. The QSST, as the proposed luxury private jet is known, could be the first civilian supersonic plane approved for overland routes, thanks to aerodynamics designed to muzzle its sonic boom. Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works has been developing the project for six years under a $25-million contract from Supersonic Aerospace International (SAI), founded by Michael Paulson, son of Gulfstream founder Allen Paulson. The 12-passenger QSST would fly at between 47,000 and 57,000 feet with a range of 4,600 miles (Chicago to Rome, for example), and it doesn't need an extended runway. Configured with 12 club chairs, a spacious bathroom and a sweet A/V system, the QSST is aimed at diplomats or executives with plenty of money -- but little time -- to spare.
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Looks like the crossed the SR-71, B-70 and Hustler (B-66?) aircraft.
Make that B-58 Hustler.
I will build an exact replica of this on Pacific Coast Hwy in Malibu..........and 6 people on the Coastal Commission
will drop dead simultaneously : )
I'll take one! That would be cool.
Worthy as that goal may be, Stephen, what good will it do you to start your own cargo cult?
If you want to waste money, I have a castle to build.
OK, we'll stick to the castle : )
Sure would be nice if the new supersonic technology could be adapted for a larger commercial aircraft.
It's pretty.
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