27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France 
Paper      ICAS 2010-1.7.2             
MULTI-POINT OPTIMIZATION STUDY OF HYDROGEN FUELED LOW BOOM SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT
          T. Yuhara, K. Rinoie        
          Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Keywords:  supersonic transport, hydrogen fuel, low-boom, multi-point optimization             
 
This paper studies a multi-point optimization design method of a hydrogen fueled low boom supersonic transport which integrates supersonic aerodynamic efficiency, sonic boom intensity, take-off / landing performance and stability and control. Furthermore, the unique features, the safety around the fuel tank and the direct operating cost are also discussed.      

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