Supersonic Engineering: A Symposium Held at the Royal College of Advanced Technology, Salford |
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Safety and Airworthiness Aspects | 18 |
The Noise Problem | 55 |
Power Plants | 62 |
Copyright | |
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achieved aerodynamic aerodynamic centre aeroplane airframe airliner airworthiness altitude aluminium alloys angle aspect ratio boundary layer camber cent compression compressor considerable considered cruising speed curve damping direct operating costs Dutch Roll economic effect engine failure fatigue flying foreplane frequency fuel fuselage fuselage weight geometry hence higher increase induced drag installation intake kinetic heating leading edge lift coefficient longitudinal low-speed Mach Number manoeuvre mass flow material maximum minimum nautical miles noise level normal shock nozzle panel passengers payload performance planform possible pressure ratio problems reduced reliability roll shown in Fig skin slender wing sonic boom stability static static margin steel stress structure weight subsonic jets supersonic aircraft supersonic area rule supersonic speeds supersonic transport aircraft surface sweep swept wing tailplane take-off temperature thrust titanium ton/in² transonic trim drag turbine turbo-jet typical variable variation velocity wing wave drag