摘要:
A method of controlling a magnitude of a sonic boom caused by off-design-condition operation of a supersonic aircraft at supersonic speeds includes, but is not limited to the step of operating the supersonic aircraft at supersonic speeds and at an off-design-condition. The supersonic aircraft has a pair of swept wings having a plurality of composite plies oriented at an angle such that an axis of greatest stiffness is non-parallel with respect to a rear spar of each wing of the pair of swept wings. The method further includes, but is not limited to the step of reducing wing twist caused by operation of the supersonic aircraft at supersonic speeds at the off-design condition with the composite plies. The method still further includes, but is not limited to, minimizing the magnitude of the sonic boom through reduction of wing twist.
摘要:
An apparatus includes a thermoelectric (TE) device (82), a gas flow conduit (80) proximate to one side of the thermoelectric device, a plurality of flexible tubes (84) proximate to a second side of the thermoelectric device, and a spring (86) to control contact force between the flexible tubes and the thermoelectric device. The spring comprises a coil spring at least partially circumscribing the gas flow conduit. The thermoelectric device converts a temperature differential between the flexible tubes and the gas flow conduit into electrical energy.
摘要:
Provided is a nose for a supersonic flying object, which has a natural laminar flow nose shape capable of suppressing laminar-turbulent transition and drastically reducing a frictional drag. The nose for a supersonic flying object has a low resistive body shape symmetrical about a central axis as a base shape, wherein the base shape is approximately a cone shape having a linear, simple convex curve, or simple concave curve generatrix and a deformation element having a wavy shape is added to the base shape.
摘要:
This aircraft comprises both thrusters (7, 16, 17) for conventional aircraft flight through the atmosphere and for high-altitude use as a rocket. It is divided into a payload compartment (8) and a compartment (13) chiefly containing the rocket motor propellants. It comprises a long, low-backsweep transverse wing (3) near the rear to provide better wing lift in the dense strata of the atmosphere and allow the aircraft to climb to high altitudes at subsonic speed before the rocket motors are used. Return to earth is in gliding flight or flight controlled in the same way as a conventional aircraft.
摘要:
Thrust systems for passenger aircraft provide at least one flight engine (66) and a taxi engine (70) wherein all' flight engines together provide, in total, a takeoff thrust (65) arranged in a takeoff thrust direction and the taxi engine provides a taxi thrust (75) which does not exceed 15% of the takeoff thrust and is directed substantially the same as the. takeoff thrust direction. The taxi thrust is thereby sufficient to taxi the aircraft along a taxi path. In a system embodiment, the taxi thrust does not exceed 7.5% of the flight thrust. In another system embodiment, the flight engines have, in total, a flight engine weight and the taxi engine has a taxi engine weight that does not exceed 10% of the flight engine weight. In a system embodiment, the taxi engine weight does not exceed 7.0% of the flight engine weight. In another system embodiment, the taxi engine has a rated thrust and is configured so that the taxi thrust is within 40% -and 100% of the rated thrust. In another system embodiment, the taxi engine, includes a rotatable engine portion (80) to divert the taxi thrust over an azimuth angle (82) to assist taxiing along the taxi path.
摘要:
A hypersonic waverider aircraft is disclosed that includes a first engine (106) and an inlet including a throat (108). The inlet is configured to generate three-dimensional flow compression during hypersonic flight with a weak shock wave that begins at the leading edge surfaces of the inlet and coalesces ahead of the throat, and a weak shock wave that begins at the point of coalescence of the weak shock wave and extends to the throat. The inlet includes a v-shaped lip open to freestream airflow in one side of the inlet.
摘要:
The invention relates to an aircraft fuselage comprising a front part (2) with a cockpit, a central part (4) and a rear part (6). The central part of the fuselage includes a first zone (10) which is located at the front part and which increases in width to a maximum width towards the rear of the aircraft, a second zone (12) that decreases in width, and a third zone (14) which has an essentially constant width and which is located behind the second zone (12), width being measured along the pitch axis.
摘要:
Method and arrangement for reducing the effects of a sonic boom created by an aerospace vehicle when said vehicle is flown at supersonic speed. The method includes providing the aerospace vehicle with a first spike extending from the nose thereof substantially in the direction of normal flight of the aerospace vehicle, the first spike having a second section aft of a first section that is aft of a leading end portion, the first and second sections having a second transition region therebetween and each of the sections having different cross-sectional areas, the leading end portion of the first spike tapering toward a predetermined cross-section with a first transition region between the predetermined cross-section and the first section. The first transition region is configured so as to reduce the coalescence of shock waves produced by the first spike during normal supersonic flight of the aerospace vehicle. A spike may also be included that extends from the tail of the aerospace vehicle to reduce the coalescence of shock waves produced by the spike during normal supersonic flight of the aerospace vehicle.