With new supersonic jets, such as the Aerion AS2, in the works and several business jets teetering on the edge of supersonic flight, NASA is looking for ways to potentially ease the restrictions against such flights over inhabited areas. The agency has awarded Rockwell Collins with a contract to develop a display that would predict sonic booms and allow pilots to visualize the areas affected by the phenomenon.
The two-year contract with Rockwell Collins Advanced Technology Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa includes NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at the Edwards Air Force Base as the lead researcher.
