World Aviation Congress & Exposition Technical Session Schedule Wednesday, September 10 Supersonic Aircraft Technology Development (Session Code: WAC33) Room 511A  3:30 p.m. The development of technology for sustained supersonic cruise flight is an area of importance for the research community, aerospace manufacturers and aircraft users. This session will review past and recent progress in this area, and will present for discussion current opportunities and challenges for sustained supersonic cruise. The topics that will be discussed: The Historical Development of a Large Multidisciplinary Technical Program - The High Speed Transport Research Program and Environmental Compatibility Achievements, Flight Test of a F-5 Modified for Low Sonic Boom, Rationale for a Sustained-Supersonic Cruise Technology Demonstrator (SCTD), Commercial Supersonic Business Jets, Benefits of High Speed Parcel Delivery in a Global Economy, and Market Outlook for Commercial Supersonic Business Jets. Organizers - Peter G. Coen, NASA Langley Research Center Panelists - Charles H. Boccadoro, Northrop Grumman Corp. Richard G. Smith, Netjets International Ming Tang, NASA Langley Research Center H. Robert Welge, Boeing Co. Robert Wolz, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. Planned by World Aerospace Congress General Committee / EMB Air and Space Group