Prior to the Concorde, every commercial aircraft sold in the free world was manufactured in the United States. I think most people in the world considered the U.S. the only country with the ability to build large aircraft. If the Concorde and SST had been competing aircraft, the perception would not have changed. Europe had a great triumph, the United States failed. Shortly after, Airbus commenced operation and today, Airbus sells 50 percent of the aircraft flying in Western countries.
Supersonic transport is a viable means of transportation.
Its day will come. Meantime the Concorde will keep flying. The Internet may well be the most important development in the history of information and libraries since the invention of moveable type. Currently, libraries and our nation are engaged in a massive learning curve in relation to the Internet. Kitsap Regional Library is responding to the challenges of the Internet's potential, its use and its management.