APPLICATION OF NEAR-TERM TECHNOLOGY TO A MACH 2.0 VARIABLE-SWEEP-WING, SUPERSONIC-CRUISE EXECUTIVE JET

摘要

THE IMPACT OF VARIABLE SWEEP WING TECHNOLOGY WITH RELAXED STATIC STABILITY REQUIREMENTS ON A SUPERSONIC-CRUISE EXECUTIVE JET WITH TRANSATLANTIC RANGE WAS ASSESSED. THE BASELINE VEHICLE UTILIZED MODIFIED, CURRENT-TECHNOLOGY ENGINES AND TITANIUM STRUCTURES PRODUCED WITH SUPERPLASTIC FORMING AND DIFFUSION BONDING; THIS VEHICLE MEETS STUDY REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH SUPERSONIC-CRUISE AND LOW-SPEED CHARACTERISTICS. THE BASELINE CONCEPT HAS A RAMP WEIGHT OF 64,500 POUNDS WITH A CREW OF TWO AND EIGHT PASSENGERS. ITS MACH 2.0 CRUISE RANGE IS NEARLY 3,500 NAUTICAL MILES; ITS MACH 0.9 CRUISE RANGE IS OVER 5,000 NAUTICAL MILES. TAKEOFF, LANDING, AND BALANCED FIELD LENGTH REQUIREMENTS WERE CALCULATED FOR A COMPOSITE VARIANT AND ARE ALL LESS THAN 5,000 FEET.