Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Series Preface
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 History of Supersonic Transport Aircraft Development
1.1 Concorde's Development and Service
1.2 SST Development Program
1.3 Transonic Transport Configuration Studies
1.4 US High Speed Research and Development Programs
1.5 European Supersonic Research Program
1.6 A Market for a Supersonic Commercial Aircraft?
1.6.1 Why Fly Supersonically?
1.6.2 Requirements and Operations
1.6.3 Block Speed, Productivity, and Complexity
Bibliography
Chapter 2 The Challenges of High-speed Flight
2.1 Top Level Requirements (TLR)
2.2 The Need for Speed
2.3 Cruise Speed Selection
2.4 Aerodynamic Design Considerations
2.4.1 Fuel and Flight Efficiency
2.4.2 Aerodynamic Efficiency
2.4.3 Power Plant Efficiency
2.4.4 Flight Efficiency
2.4.5 Cruise Altitude
Bibliography
Chapter 3 Weight Prediction, Optimization, and Energy Efficiency
3.1 The Unity Equation
3.2 Early Weight Prediction
3.2.1 Empty Weight
3.3 Fuel Weight
3.3.1 Mission Fuel
3.3.2 Reserve Fuel
3.4 Take-off Weight and the Weight Growth Factor
3.5 Example of an Early Weight Prediction
3.5.1 MTOW Sensitivity
3.6 Productivity and Energy Efficiency
3.6.1 Range for Maximum Productivity
3.6.2 Energy Efficiency
3.6.3 Conclusion
Bibliography
Chapter 4 Aerodynamic Phenomena in Supersonic Flow
4.1 Compressibility of Atmospheric Air
4.1.1 Speed of Sound and Mach Number
4.1.2 Compressible and Incompressible Flows
4.2 Streamlines and Mach Waves
4.2.1 Sound Waves
4.3 Shock Waves
4.4 Normal Shock Waves
4.4.1 Effects of Normal Shock Waves
4.5 Planar Oblique Shock Waves
4.6 Curved and Detached Shock waves
4.7 Expansion Flows
4.8 Shock-expansion Technique
4.9 Leading-edge Delta Vortices
4.10 Sonic Boom
Bibliography
Chapter 5 Thin Wings in Two-dimensional Flow
5.1 Small Perturbation Flow
5.1.1 Linearized Velocity Potential Equation
5.1.2 Pressure Coefficient
5.1.3 Lift Gradient
5.1.4 Pressure Drag
5.1.5 Symmetric Airfoils with Minimum Pressure Drag
5.1.6 Total Drag
5.1.7 Center of Pressure
5.1.8 Concluding Remarks
Bibliography
Chapter 6 Flat Wings in Inviscid Supersonic Flow
6.1 Classification of Edge Flows
6.2 Linear Theory for Three-dimensional Inviscid Flow
6.2.1 Flow Reversal Theorems
6.2.2 Constant-chord Straight Wings
6.2.3 Constant-chord Swept Wings
6.3 Slender Wings
6.4 Delta Wing
6.4.1 Supersonic Leading Edge
6.4.2 Subsonic Leading Edge
6.5 Arrow Wings
6.6 Slender Delta and Arrow Wing Varieties
Bibliography
Chapter 7 Aerodynamic Drag in Cruising Flight
7.1 Categories of Drag Contributions
7.1.1 Miscellaneous Drag Terms and the Concept Drag Area
7.1.2 Analysis Methods
7.2 Skin Friction Drag