Word: harrisons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...requirements for feasibility are that we have to be able to build the aircraft, which will require a great deal of new composite materials that are very different from metal alloys, [and] the price must be such that the customer can afford it," Harrison says. "[A further requirement is that] we can afford to build it so passengers in three classes can afford to pay a slight surcharge, 10 to 15 percent, above the existing subsonic fare of the day for a flight taking 50 percent of the time...
Flyers willing to pay the higher price, Harrison says, would recoup their investment in time saved. He offers the example of a flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo that takes 10.3 hours today, but would take only 4.3 hours in an HSCT...
...Harrison cites problems that foreseeable technology will not be able to overcome. "The aircraft will not be able to fly over populated land masses," Harrison says, "and it must be able to operate subsonic at takeoff, too [because of noise regulations...
...proposed airplane design meets environmental regulations, however, that will be an innovation in itself. Currently, the Concorde fails to meet the landing requirements at some US airports, restricting its flying routes. In the future, Harrison claims, supersonic aircraft will be able to comply with all environmental laws...
...minimum production would have to be 500 aircraft," Harrison says. "We do not believe there is a market for two airplanes...