supersonic transport

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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 • Jan. 29, 2021

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

But once that demand leveled off, and the federal government abandoned backing for Boeing’s supersonic transport plane, the company cut more than half its Puget Sound-area workforce.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2016

Congress’s rejection of funds to develop a supersonic transport in 1971, the world’s continued rejection of an efficiently designed typewriter keyboard, and Britain’s long reluctance to adopt electric lighting.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond