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Аннотация:Using the classical method of dynamic programming, the trajectories of the motion of a super-sonic passenger aircraft, which are optimal in terms of fuel consumption, are constructed. The mathematicalmodel of the aircraft, which maximally takes into account the usual restrictions imposed on the allowablemaneuvers of the aircraft by its design features, is used. Optimal solutions are found without prior division ofthe flight into separate sections. Despite the fact that the calculations disregard the limitations imposed bythe current flight rules for civil aircraft, it turns out that the optimal trajectories are quite convenient for usewithin these limitations. It is clarified that the sections of motion with a speed exceeding the speed of soundare at high altitude. It avoids an additional acoustic impact on people living near airports and, at the sametime, reduces the fuel consumption. The sections of optimal trajectories corresponding to cruise flight arelocated at high altitudes and, therefore, the interference with the motion of conventional aircraft can be prac-tically reduced to zero. The initial and final parts of the trajectory located in areas close to airports with hightraffic density differ only slightly for various required flight durations and, therefore, require no great accu-racy in practical implementation.