The design process of the High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT) combines existing technology with the expectation of future technology to create a Mach 3.0 transport. The HSCT was designed to have a range in excess of 6000 nautical miles and carry up to 300 passengers. This range will allow the HSCT to service the economically expanding Pacific Basin region. Effort was made in the design to enable the aircraft to use conventional airports with standard 12,000 foot runways. With a takeoff thrust of 250,000 pounds, the four supersonic through-flow engines will accelerate the HSCT to a cruise speed of Mach 3.0. The 679,000 pound (at takeoff) HSCT is designed to cruise at an altitude of 70,000 feet, flying above most atmospheric disturbances.
High Speed Civil Transport
1990
94 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Air Transportation , Aircraft design , Commercial aircraft , High speed , Passengers , Supersonic speed , Transport aircraft , Aircraft construction materials , Aircraft stability , Aircraft structures , Airports , Flight altitude , Flight paths , Jet thrust , Propulsion system configurations , Runways
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