supersonic transport

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That year, the supersonic transport Concorde took its maiden flight from Toulouse, France, introducing the notion that mere mortals — deep-pocketed mortals — could also soon travel somewhere faster than the speed of sound.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2019

When the region was much more dependent on one company, it faced severe pain from cancellation of the supersonic transport and slow 747 sales.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2018

In the 1970s, Garwin testified against the supersonic transport, the US answer to the British–French Concorde — helping to cement its demise at the hands of Congress.

From Nature • Feb. 14, 2017

When high-flying supersonic transport aircraft were proposed in the late 1960s, the labs used climate models to analyze how their exhaust gases might affect the stratosphere.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2016

With supersonic military aircraft a reality, and the industry moving forward on commercial supersonic transport, it appeared that the “revolutionary advances for atmospheric aircraft” had run their course.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly