supersonic transport

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In November 1956 he became chairman of the newly formed Supersonic Transport Aircraft Committee, or STAC.

From BBC

To make matters worse, the federal government withdrew support for Boeing’s supersonic transport.

From Seattle Times

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