supersonic transport

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Blame weak sales for the new 747, orders slowing for other models and cancellation of federal aid for the planned supersonic transport.

From Seattle Times

"While the most prominent and important uses for much of its history was to uphold Jim Crow and white supremacy in the South," Schickler said, "it has been used for other purposes as well — and now is used routinely by both parties. One of the early cases of it being used by liberals was to kill the Supersonic Transport plane project in 1970."

From Salon

His discovery marked a fundamental breakthrough in understanding the chemistry of the ozone layer and shook up the debate over manufacturing supersonic transport planes such as the Concorde.

From Washington Post

High development costs and slowing sales for the 747, along with the cancellation of federal aid for the supersonic transport program, sent employment at the company from 100,800 in 1967 to 38,690 in April 1971.

From Seattle Times

“Bringing back supersonic transport made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up,” said Greg Lindsay, director of applied research at the urban-focused nonprofit NewCities and a co-author of “Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next.”

From Seattle Times