Research and development programs provide confidence that technology is in-hand to design an economically attractive, environmentally sound supersonic cruise aircraft for commercial operations. The principal results of studies and tests are described including those which define the selection of significant design features. These typically include the results of: (1) wind-tunnel tests, both subsonic and supersonic, (2) propulsion performance and acoustic tests on noise suppressors, including forward-flight effects, (3) studies of engine/airframe integration, which lead to the selection of engine cycles/sizes to meet future market, economic, and social requirements; and (4) structural testing.
Design feasibility of an advanced technology supersonic cruise aircraft
1976-01-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
Advanced supersonic cruise aircraft technology
NTRS | 1977
|Progress in supersonic cruise aircraft technology
TIBKAT | 1978
|Progress in supersonic cruise aircraft technology
NTRS | 1978
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