A method of providing an aircraft having a fuselage and a wing configured for extensive laminar flow at design cruise conditions, the method characterized by a) providing wing biconvex-type airfoils having values of thickness, chord and shape along the wing span which provide substantially optimal aircraft range at design cruise conditions, considering the influences of wing drag and wing weight; b) providing wing leading edges, which are configured to effect laminar flow; c) providing fuselage and wing contours which, in combination, produce reduced total wave drag and produce extensive areas of laminar boundary layer flow on the wing; and d) providing wing sweep angularity that facilitates provision of a), b) and c).


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    Title :

    LAMINAR FLOW WING OPTIMIZED FOR SUPERSONIC AND HIGH SUBSONIC CRUISE AIRCRAFT


    Additional title:

    LAMINARFLUSSFLÜGEL FÜR MIT ÜBERSCHALL- UND HOHER UNTERSCHALLGESCHWINDIGKEIT FLIEGENDE FLUGZEUGE
    AILE À ÉCOULEMENT LAMINAIRE OPTIMISÉE POUR AÉRONEF À VITESSE DE CROISIÈRE SUPERSONIQUE ET SUBSONIQUE


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    Publication date :

    2015-09-23


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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