Hypersonic Transports

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses new developments in global aerospace: hypersonic transports. It discusses the benefits of hypersonic travel and then discusses the risks associated with this new technology. The paper then develops an appropriate safety program for the field of global aerospace to implement in connection with hypersonic planes.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Hypersonic Transports
Hypersonic Planes and the Commercial Airlines Industry
Hypersonic Planes for Defense Purposes
Hypersonic Transport & Safety Issues
The Implementation of a Flight Operations Safety Program

From the Paper:

"The potential for hypersonic transport has reached new levels in the present day once unthinkable in the past. The engines used in hypersonic planes will no doubt set the tone and pace for airline travel over the next dew decades. However, this futuristic method of travel does not come without the high risks associated with high speeds, rocket science and new technology. As long as safety risks are monitored, controlled, and consistently studied and improved, the future of air travel will reach new bounds unseen by aircraft and airlines of the past and present day. The National Aerospace Initiative will co-ordinate additional activities at NASA and the US Department of Defense, including the programs such as X-43 and Falcon, which will develop hypersonic entry vehicles, cruisers and low-cost launchers (Lewis, 2003). As long as aerospace industry leaders such as NASA and Boeing continue to set the standard and work hard, their research and testing of hypersonic planes will become more successful, public, and accepted. Finally, hypersonic travel will forever change the frontier of global travel and air transportation with an actual return to the future."

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