Variable Sweep - Application to the Supersonic Transport Airplane Div., The Boeing Company

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Swihart, John M., author.

Conference Name:

SAE World Congress & Exhibition (1964-01-01 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1964

Summary:

The fundamental aerodynamic benefits of variable sweep are shown to have a strong influence on supersonic transport design. Improved operational characteristics, such as shorter take-off and landings, lower take-off and approach noise, and lower take-off and landing speeds are achieved when compared to the present subsonic jets. A smaller gross weight airplane with smaller engines for a given payload range mission is the result of superior aerodynamic performance when compared to a low aspect ratio fixed geometry approach. The economics of the variable sweep SST are shown to compare favorably with present subsonic jets

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Publisher Number:

640249

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