At the equator, the ozone layer ranges from approximately 80,000 to 130,000+ feet which is beyond the capabilities of the ER-2, NASA's current high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. This project is geared to designing an aircraft that can study the ozone layer at the equator. This aircraft must be able to cruise at 130,000 lbs. of payload. In addition, the aircraft must have a minimum of a 6,000 mile range. The low Mach number, payload, and long cruising time are all constraints imposed by the air sampling equipment. A pilot must be able to take control in the event of unforseen difficulties. Three aircraft configurations were determined to be the most suitable for meeting the above requirements, a joined-wing, a bi-plane, and a twin-boom conventional airplane. The techniques used have been deemed reasonable within the limits of 1990 technology. The performance of each configuration is analyzed to investigate the feasibility of the project requirements. In the event that a requirement can not be obtained within the given constraints, recommendations for proposal modifications are given.


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    Titel :

    NASA/USRA High Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft


    Beteiligte:
    M. Richardson (Autor:in) / J. Gudino (Autor:in) / K. Chen (Autor:in) / T. Luong (Autor:in) / D. Wilkerson (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1990


    Format / Umfang :

    106 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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