Quiet Supersonic Transport (QSST) - huda reč za bogate poslovneže

Ideje o supersoničnem letalu še živijo. Nadzvočna letala so ponavadi zelo glasna, QSST pa naj bi bil celo zelo tih. QSST je oblikovno zelo zanimiv in po videnem aerodinamično zelo dovršen. Res nekaj novega v business-jet segmentu letal . Obliko so mu prirejali po zelo znanem vohunskem vojaškem SR-71 .

Designed to fly between Mach 1.6 and 1.8, for 66,000 pounds of total thrust from two engines,
With a range of more than 4,000 miles, QSST will be able to fly at uninterrupted supersonic speeds over land and sea. Up to twelve passengers will be able to travel in large cabin comfort in half the time taken by current aircraft. QSST is the only jet with a patented low "shaped sonic signature" which is over 100 times quieter than the "Concorde" supersonic aircraft. Lockheed expects the boom to be imperceptible -- quieter than a kite flying overhead. SAI plans to build the aircraft by 2014 for about $80 million.

Sej se ne spoznam na cene avijonov, toda a ni 80 mio $ nekam mala cena za super luksuzni nadzvocni reaktivec?