In support of the NASA High-Speed Research Program, a Mach 2.4 high-speed civil transport concept was developed to serve as a baseline for studies to assess advanced technologies required for a feasible year 2005 entry-into-service vehicle. The configuration was designed to carry 251 passengers at Mach 2.4 cruise with a 6500-n.mi. range and operate in the existing world airport structure. The details of the configuration development, aerodynamic design, propulsion system and integration, mass properties, sizing, and mission performance are presented. The baseline configuration has a wing area of 9l00 sq ft and a takeoff gross weight of 614300 lb. The four advanced turbine bypass engines have 39 000 lb thrust with a weight of 9950 lb each, yielding a vehicle takeoff thrust-to-weight ratio of 0.254 and a takeoff wing loading of 67.5 lb/sq ft. The configuration was sized by the 11000-ft takeoff field length requirement and the usable fuel volume limit, which results in a rotation speed of 179 knots and an end-of-mission landing approach velocity of 134 knots.


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    Title :

    Concept Development of a Mach 2.4 High-Speed Civil Transport


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    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    32 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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