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Why NASP was canceled ?
NASP stands for National Aerospace Plane. Was it ahead of our time?
Mach 6-7 scramjet had been tested. Does hypersonic flight have a future ?
2 Answers
- Tim CLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
For civilian aircraft the race is not for speed it is for fuel economy. The concept had technical challenges that they were not sure could be overcome, huge budget concerns, and the probability that if it were designed and built no one could afford to use it.
It can be said to be ahead of its time in that it was technologically too ambitious.
The cancellation of any one project does not permanently end the advancement of technology.
- wg0zLv 71 decade ago
short answer: fuel costs. speed costs money, and people will not pay to go supersonic.
read up on the Concorde.
