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Toward a second generation fuel efficient supersonic cruise aircraft performance characteristics and benefits
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Vachal, J. D. |
| Copyright Year | 1976 |
| Description | The need for greatly improved fuel efficiency and off-design subsonic characteristics is discussed. Engine-airframe matching studies are presented which show the benefits of a configuration designed for much lower supersonic drag levels (blended wing-fuselage) and how well this airframe matches with the new advanced variable-cycle engines. The benefits of advanced takeoff procedures and systems together with the co-annular noise effect in achieving low noise levels with a small cruise-sized engine are discussed. It is concluded that the technology advances when carefully integrated through detailed engine-airframe matching studies on a validated baseline airplane lead to a much improved supersonic cruise aircraft, i.e., more range, less fuel consumption, noise flexibility and satisfactory off-design characteristics. |
| File Size | 830906 |
| Page Count | 14 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19770011095 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t72v7b69s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1976-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance Structural Design Supersonic Aircraft Aerodynamic Configurations Airframes Fuel Consumption Supersonic Transports Aircraft Structures Supersonic Drag Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
