OVERLAND SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT WITH LOW SONIC BOOM--A FEASIBILITY STUDY

Recent ideas on the possibilities of supersonic flight without significant sonic boom are reviewed in the context of application to a large supersonic airliner. The idea of a third-generation supersonic transport designed for overland operation at Mach numbers greater than two without sonic boom annoyance and derived from a second-generation conventional overwater supersonic transport is introduced. The derivative airplane would share a common propulsion system, major features and subsystems, and would exploit the same technology base. It would require the addition of a large wing glove at the wing leading-edge inboard and substantial changes to the fuselage. An airplane designed for coast to coast flight across the United States would not need as large a takeoff gross weight as its intercontinental parent, but the effeiciency of the airplane would be reduced because of design compromises necessary to reduce sonic boom substantially.

• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • SIGALLA, A
  • Runyan, L J
  • Kane, E J
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 163-179
• Serial:
  • Acta Astronautica
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 1-2
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Fuselages; Mach number; Noise control; Propulsion; Sonic boom; Supersonic transport planes; Takeoff; Vehicle design; Vehicle performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aircraft design
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft performance
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172802
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1978 12:00AM