EP1697210A4 - Systems and methods for configuring aircraft to meet performance goals and shock wave disturbance constraints - Google Patents

Systems and methods for configuring aircraft to meet performance goals and shock wave disturbance constraints

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EP1697210A4
EP1697210A4 EP04800783A EP04800783A EP1697210A4 EP 1697210 A4 EP1697210 A4 EP 1697210A4 EP 04800783 A EP04800783 A EP 04800783A EP 04800783 A EP04800783 A EP 04800783A EP 1697210 A4 EP1697210 A4 EP 1697210A4
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Prior art keywords
constraints
systems
methods
shock wave
performance goals
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EP04800783A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1697210A2 (en
Inventor
John Morgenstern
Alan Arslan
Joshua Barbieri
James Bach
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Supersonic Aerospace International LLC
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Supersonic Aerospace International LLC
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Priority claimed from US10/713,515 external-priority patent/US6854687B1/en
Priority claimed from US10/714,276 external-priority patent/US8473254B2/en
Application filed by Supersonic Aerospace International LLC filed Critical Supersonic Aerospace International LLC
Publication of EP1697210A2 publication Critical patent/EP1697210A2/en
Publication of EP1697210A4 publication Critical patent/EP1697210A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C1/00—Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces or the like
    • B64C1/0009—Aerodynamic aspects
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C30/00—Supersonic type aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D27/00—Arrangement or mounting of power plants in aircraft; Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
    • B64D27/02—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
    • B64D27/16—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants of jet type
    • B64D27/18—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants of jet type within, or attached to, wings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F5/00—Designing, manufacturing, assembling, cleaning, maintaining or repairing aircraft, not otherwise provided for; Handling, transporting, testing or inspecting aircraft components, not otherwise provided for
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C1/00—Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces or the like
    • B64C2001/0045—Fuselages characterised by special shapes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/10—Drag reduction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/40—Weight reduction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Aerodynamic Tests, Hydrodynamic Tests, Wind Tunnels, And Water Tanks (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
EP04800783A 2003-11-11 2004-11-04 Systems and methods for configuring aircraft to meet performance goals and shock wave disturbance constraints Withdrawn EP1697210A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/713,515 US6854687B1 (en) 2003-11-11 2003-11-11 Nacelle integration with reflexed wing for sonic boom reduction
US10/714,276 US8473254B2 (en) 2003-11-14 2003-11-14 Methods for configuring aircraft to meet performance goals and shock wave disturbance constraints
PCT/US2004/036892 WO2005047102A2 (en) 2003-11-11 2004-11-04 Systems and methods for configuring aircraft to meet performance goals and shock wave disturbance constraints

Publications (2)

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EP1697210A2 EP1697210A2 (en) 2006-09-06
EP1697210A4 true EP1697210A4 (en) 2009-02-18

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WO2003064254A2 (en) * 2002-01-30 2003-08-07 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Fuselage shaping and inclusion of spike on a supersonic aircraft for controlling and reducing sonic boom

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US6149101A (en) * 1991-07-08 2000-11-21 Tracy; Richard R. Aircraft wing and fuselage contours
WO2001058754A1 (en) * 2000-02-08 2001-08-16 Lockheed Martin Corporation Passive aerodynamic sonic boom suppression for supersonic aircraft
WO2002046038A2 (en) * 2000-12-08 2002-06-13 Lockheed Martin Corporation Joined wing supersonic aircraft
WO2003064254A2 (en) * 2002-01-30 2003-08-07 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Fuselage shaping and inclusion of spike on a supersonic aircraft for controlling and reducing sonic boom

Non-Patent Citations (5)

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Title
DARDEN C M: "Sonic boom minimization with nose-bluntness relaxation", NASA TECHNICAL PAPER 1348, 1979, USA, XP002369344 *
DARDEN C M: "SONIC BOOM THEORY: ITS STATUS IN PREDICTION AND MINIMIZATION", JOURNAL OF AIRCRAFT, AIAA, RESTON, VA, US, vol. 14, no. 6, 1 June 1977 (1977-06-01), pages 569 - 576, XP001074276, ISSN: 0021-8669 *
See also references of WO2005047102A2 *
SEEBASS R ET AL: "SONIC BOOM MINIMIZATION REVISITED", AIAA PAPER, NY, 15 June 1998 (1998-06-15), pages 1 - 14, XP000827509, ISSN: 0146-3705 *
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