27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-1.7.1

DESIGN STUDY OF A MACH 1.6 SUPERSONIC BUSINESS JET WITH VARIABLE SWEEP WING

E. Jesse, J. E. Dijkstra
ADSE b.v., Netherlands

Keywords: swing wing, supersonic, business jet, variable sweepback

A design study for a supersonic business jet with variable sweep wings is presented. A comparison with a fixed wing design with the same technology level shows the fundamental differences. It is concluded that a variable sweep design is probably feasible, and will show worthwhile advantages over fixed wing solutions.

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