Essentials of Supersonic Commercial Aircraft Conceptual Design

<p><b>Provides comprehensive coverage of how supersonic commercial aircraft are designed</b></p> <p>This must-have guide to conceptual supersonic aircraft design provides a state-of-the art overview of the subject, along with expert analysis and discussion. It examines the challenges of high-speed flight, covers aerodynamic phenomena in supersonic flow and aerodynamic drag in cruising flight, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of oblique wing aircraft.</p> <p><i>Essentials of Supersonic Commercial Aircraft Conceptual Design</i> is intended for members of a team producing an initial design concept of an airliner with the capability of making supersonic cruising flights. It begins with a synopsis of the history of supersonic transport aircraft development and continues with a chapter on the challenges of high-speed flight, which discusses everything from top level requirements and cruise speed requirements to fuel efficiency and cruise altitude. It then covers weight sensitivity; aerodynamic phenomena in supersonic flow; thin wings in two-dimensional flow; flat wings in inviscid supersonic flow; aerodynamic drag in cruising flight, and aerodynamic efficiency of SCV configurations. The book finishes with a chapter that examines oblique wing aircraft.</p> <ul> <li>Provides supersonic aircraft designers with everything they need to know about developing current and future high speed commercial jet planes</li> <li>Examines the many challenges of high-speed flight</li> <li>Covers aerodynamic phenomena in supersonic flow and aerodynamic drag in cruising flight</li> <li>Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of oblique wing aircraft </li> </ul> <p><i>Essentials of Supersonic Commercial Aircraft Conceptual Design </i>is an ideal book for researchers and practitioners in the aerospace industry, as well as for graduate students in aerospace engineering.</p>