The SST technology all involves flying in the atmosphere - at around 60,000
feet. The craft I read about would use a hydrogen formula for fuel and fly
at the top (120-150,000?) of the atmosphere and achieve orbital speeds
(~17,000 mph)

Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Demos" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "william brandt" <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Concorde


> william brandt wrote:
> >
> > I do know that Grumman - or whatever the company making the G V is known
as
> > now - is working on a supersonic biz jet - heck the G V is about 40
million
> > a copy - a different world flying one of those...
> >
> > I read somewhere that Boeing and others are actually working on subspace
> > craft - that would skip along the edge of the atmosphere - NY - Tokyo in
2
> > hours or so...So probably the idea of having a supersonic transport will
be
> > leap frogged...
> >
> I guess it depends on how you define "supersonic transport".  The space
> shuttle, for example" obviously moves at supersonic speeds.
>
> Nick D.