Supersonic Transport (SST) Engines

During the 1960s and 1970s much work was done to develop viable supersonic transport (SST) engines by a number of manufacturers. Rolls-Royce developed the Olympus engine for the Concorde, while General Electric and Pratt & Whitney competed to power the larger and faster U.S. SST. This historical paper reviews technical highlights of SST engine development for the three manufacturers during this time period.