Technology development for high-speed civil transport

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration sponsored a joint High-Sp eed Research Programme with United States airframe and propulsion companies to provide the critical high-risk technologies for a Mach 2-4, 300 passeng er civil transport. Laboratory and medium-scale tests provided promising re sults in meeting both the environmental and economic goals for a future Hig h-Speed Civil Transport. However, before the technologies were integrated a t large and full scale, the programme was cancelled because of global econo mic concerns of the US transport industry.