Provides comprehensive coverage of how supersonic commercial aircraft
are designed
This must-have guide to conceptual supersonic aircraft design provides a
state-of-the art overview of the subject, along with expert analysis and
discussion. It examines the challenges of high-speed flight, covers
aerodynamic phenomena in supersonic flow and aerodynamic drag in
cruising flight, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of
oblique wing aircraft.
Essentials of Supersonic Commercial Aircraft Conceptual Design is
intended for members of a team producing an initial design concept of an
airliner with the capability of making supersonic cruising flights. It
begins with a synopsis of the history of supersonic transport aircraft
development and continues with a chapter on the challenges of high-speed
flight, which discusses everything from top level requirements and
cruise speed requirements to fuel efficiency and cruise altitude. It
then covers weight sensitivity; aerodynamic phenomena in supersonic
flow; thin wings in two-dimensional flow; flat wings in inviscid
supersonic flow; aerodynamic drag in cruising flight, and aerodynamic
efficiency of SCV configurations. The book finishes with a chapter that
examines oblique wing aircraft.
- Provides supersonic aircraft designers with everything they need to
know about developing current and future high speed commercial jet
planes
- Examines the many challenges of high-speed flight
- Covers aerodynamic phenomena in supersonic flow and aerodynamic drag
in cruising flight
- Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of oblique wing aircraft
Essentials of Supersonic Commercial Aircraft Conceptual Design is an
ideal book for researchers and practitioners in the aerospace industry,
as well as for graduate students in aerospace engineering.
