Browsing by Author "Chen, Haixin"

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    Conceptual design of low-boom low-drag supersonic transports
    (AIAA, 2020-06-08) Sun, Yicheng; Smith, Howard; Chen, Haixin
    This paper introduces a supersonic aircraft design model developed in a multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization (MDAO) environment. Low- to medium- fidelity methods are applied to the conceptual design model. A family of different classes supersonic aircraft are designed with similar general layout, including a single seat supersonic demonstrator, a 10-passenger supersonic business jet and a 50-seat supersonic airliner. These concepts prove the feasibility of low-boom low-drag supersonic transport designs in a multidisciplinary perspective. There are some challenges to balance the volume with packaging and control requirements. The low-boom design for configuration with nacelles are also very challenging.