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 ICAS 2008-2.4.3

WING DESIGN OF SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT BY A MULTI-POINT OPTIMIZATION METHOD

K. Higuchi, Z. Lei*, K. Rinoie
Univ. of Tokyo, Japan; *JAXA, Japan

Keywords: Supersonic Transport, Multi-Point Optimization, Low Fidelity Method

This paper proposes a concise multi-point optimization method for wing design of supersonic transports to improve performance at both supersonic and low speeds. Aerodynamic calculations are carried out using the supersonic linear theory for supersonic speeds and the quasi-vortex-lattice method coupled with the leading-edge suction analogy for low speeds.

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