01.2 - Aircraft Design and Integrated System (Applications)
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN METHODOLOGY FOR LOW-SUPERSONIC LH2-POWERED PASSENGERS AIRCRAFT
E. Sunzeri¹, D. Ferretto¹, N. Viola¹; ¹Politecnico di Torino, Italy
This paper aims at evaluating the possibility of designing a liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft for passengers transportation, flying in low supersonic regime along trans-Atlantic routes. A conceptual design methodology is described and results are discussed to highlight limitations of Concorde-like aircraft layouts, when non drop-in fuels are exploited.