A study of altitude-constrained supersonic cruise transport conceptsThe effect of restricting maximum cruise altitude on the mission performance of two supersonic transport concepts across a selection of cruise Mach numbers is studied. Results indicate that a trapezoidal wing concept can be competitive with an arrow wing depending on the altitude and Mach number constraints imposed. The higher wing loading of trapezoidal wing configurations gives them an appreciably lower average cruise altitude than the lower wing loading of the arrow wing configurations, and this advantage increases as the maximum allowable cruise altitude is reduced.
Document ID
19920050584
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Tice, David C. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Martin, Glenn L. (Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co. Hampton, VA, United States)