Interactive comment on “Do supersonic aircraft avoid contrails?” by A. Stenke et al
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Concerning the feasibility of a future supersonic fleet, current market forecasts see a 60% chance of any launch of a supersonic business jet program in the next 8 years, and an 85% chance by 2020. Furthermore, different European projects like HISAC (www.hisacproject.com) or LAPCAT (www.esa.int/techresources/lapcat) deal with the development of supersonic aircraft. Airbus spent a lot of effort and money in market
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