MBB HST-230 hypersonic civil transport

[hesham]

Hi,

I aware that my dear Boxkite mentioned this aircraft before here;
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2924.msg23631
and here is its model from Flightglobal;
http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1987/1987%20-%200980.html

 

[McTodd]

Would I be correct in suspecting that it was a projected development of the carrier-stage of the Sanger II? Looks awfully like it...

 

[boxkite]

Yes, MBB used the Sänger II carrier-stage to propose this Mach 4+ intercontinental passenger aircraft (three hours for the distance from Frankfurt/Main to LA or Tokyo). A derivative named HST 256 also existed as a project (investigated in cooperation with Lufthansa and airbus engineers from Hamburg).