Erik M. Conway constructs an insightful history that focuses
primarily on the political and commercial factors responsible for
the rise and fall of American supersonic transport research
programs. Conway charts commercial supersonic research efforts
through the changing relationships between international and
domestic politicians, government contractors, private investors,
and environmentalists. He documents post--World War II efforts at
the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, NASA, and the
Defense Department to generate supersonic flight technologies;
European and American attempts to commercialize these technologies
during the 1950s and 1960s; environmental campaigns against SST
technology in the 1970s; and subsequent attempts to revitalize
supersonic technology at the end of the century.
"A concise and thoroughly fascinating history of the train wreck
that was the U.S. supersonic civil transport programs." -- Air and
Space Magazine
"Conway seems to have struck the right balance between the
nuts-and-bolts of aircraft design and discussion of larger issues,
particularly state support for advanced technology... An original
and valuable contribution to the saga of a dream deferred." --
Technology and Culture
"Conway does an excellent job of explaining the nationalism
inherent in supersonic transport during the Cold War and the
domestic American politics surrounding the project." -- Isis
"Comprehensive and enjoyable... A cautionary tale of half-baked
federal technology and economic policies high-jacking public funds
for a concept aircraft that was an engineering boondoggle, a
financial black hole, and an environmental fiend." -- History and
Technology
"[Conway's]examination of the development of supersonic aviation
and the various SST programs provides a fascinating internal look
at how the technology developed, while also connecting that
development with the issue of the larger meaning of technology in
society." -- Journal of American History
Erik M. Conway serves as historian, Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena, California.
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