Since 1972 NASA has pursued a program aimed at advancing the technology and establishing a data base appropriate for the possible future development of supersonic cruise aircraft. This paper briefly reviews the objectives and status of the propulsion portion of the program. Building upon a continuing series of propulsion system studies, research activities are under way in noise and pollution reduction, inlet stability, and materials.
The NASA Research Program on Propulsion for Supersonic Cruise Aircraft
Sae Technical Papers
National Air Transportation Meeting ; 1975
1975-02-01
Conference paper
English