Study of the Economic Feasibility of Composite (=Staged) SST Configurations 901989
An economic analysis is presented of a composite (= staged) configuration option to a supersonic transport with transatlantic range. It is shown that the staged approach offers economic advantages over a conventional SST. A staged SST offers the possibility of ‘optimizing’ the configuration for the cruise flight condition, does not require flaps nor landing gear, does not carry any penalty for meeting FAR 36 takeoff and landing noise requirements and causes up to 30% less stratospheric pollution. Therefore, despite the potential for operational problems with launch and recovery, the staged SST option may have to be taken seriously.
Citation: Roskam, J. and Rogers, D., "Study of the Economic Feasibility of Composite (=Staged) SST Configurations," SAE Technical Paper 901989, 1990, https://doi.org/10.4271/901989. Download Citation
Author(s):
Jan Roskam, Dan Rogers
Affiliated:
Aerospace Engineering Department The University of Kansas
Pages: 22
Event:
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE Transactions - Journal of Aerospace-V99-1
Related Topics:
Flaps
Composite materials
Optimization
Noise
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