The versatility of High Speed Civil Transports (HSCT) will be operationally limited by regulations that prohibit overland supersonic flight. This limitation gives impetus to the study of aerodynamic designs for reduced sonic boom. An HSCT design with an 'acceptable' sonic boom can allow routine overland supersonic cruise that would provide increased productivity and economic viability. During this four-year NASA-sponsored study, several configurations were designed for reduced sonic boom. An iterative technique was used in which the standard linear supersonic and Whitham sonic boom methods are extended. For the most severe sonic boom constraint of 72 dBA sonic boom loudness and 0.75 lb/sq ft shock strength at the ground, an economic benefit for operating at Mach 1.7 overland was not realized because of a decrease in the ratio of payload to takeoff gross weight. Additional design work is required to develop the best compromise between the low-boom requirements and optimum cruise performance.


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    Title :

    HSCT designs for reduced sonic boom


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    Publication date :

    1991-09-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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