FastForward Project Releases Point-to-Point Transport Survey

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The FastForward Project has released a survey seeking opinions and perceptions related to future ultra-high speed point-to-point (PTP) services for passengers and priority cargo. Please take a minute to provide your input.

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About FastForward Project: The FastForward Project is a diverse, ad-hoc industry study group focused on common issues related to future global, high-speed point-to-point transportation (including passenger travel and fast package delivery). The all-volunteer group is broadly supported across the aerospace industry, with key members from flight system providers (both entrepreneurial and traditional aerospace hardware companies), future operators, government agencies, commercial aerospaceports, academic organizations, and specialist consultants. Members have backgrounds ranging from traditional aviation to space applications.

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  • Andrew Hahn

    In my opinion, this is misnamed. Unless your desired start and end points are either a spaceport or serviced airport, then this is not P2P. P2P is when you start at your house and arrive at the door that you want to.

    Also, please seek out Neil Postman’s observation on NASA’s supersonic airliner justification. I don’t see how this addresses the fact that this is not a problem that the vast majority of people need to have fixed.

    The real P2P would have characteristics of door to door (D2D), over short to medium distances (which comprise the vast majority of people’s travel time), at speeds greater than the current best alternative (automobiles).