26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS2008-2.4 ST:

WING CONFIGURATION EFFECTS ON FLOW FIELD AND AERODYNAMIC PER-FORMANCE OF SUPERSONIC BIPLANE FOR SONIC-BOOM REDUCTION

N. Kuratani, M. Yonezawa, H. Yamashita, S. Ozaki, T. Ogawa, S. Obayashi
Tohoku Univ., Japan

Keywords: Supersonic Biplane, Shock Wace Cancellation, Aspect Ratio, PSP, CFD

Supersonic biplane theory for sonic-boom reduction is applied to next generation supersonic transportation. The effects of wing configuration of supersonic biplane on flow characteristics and aerodynamic performance are investigated and discussed at not only design Mach number but also off-design ones by wind tunnel testing and computational approach.

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