RYCEY - New FAA rules aim to reintroduce supersonic commercial flight

Nearly a week after the FAA launched new drone rules that could help open the skies for widespread commercial deliveries, the agency has issued guidelines to facilitate the safe development of civil aircraft at speeds greater than Mach 1. New developments in engine technology, lighter weight carbon fiber structures and precision electronics have all led to a wave of projects for newer supersonic planes.Backdrop: While there have been many supersonic military aircraft, the only models to carry civilian passengers were the Concorde and the Russian-built Tupolev Tu-144. The Concorde went out of service in 2003, weighed down by high expenses and a fatal crash in 2000 that prompted the model to be grounded, while the Tu-144 had limited service and retired in 1999. Commercial supersonic travel was such a hot topic when it developed in the 1960s that Seattle named its NBA franchise the "SuperSonics" after Boeing's (BA) supersonic transport

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New FAA rules aim to reintroduce supersonic commercial flight