The design mission performance of a Boeing 747-100 aircraft mated with an outsize cargo pod was studied. The basic design requirement was the rapid deployment of a combat loaded mobile bridge launcher from a United States east coast staging base to Europe. Weight was minimized by stripping the aircraft of unneeded, quick removal items and by utilizing graphite-epoxy composite materials for most pod components. The mission analysis was based on wind tunnel data and full scale carrier aircraft and engine data. The results are presented in tabular and graphic form.


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    Title :

    Performance Estimates of a Boeing 747-100 Transport Mated with an Outsize Cargo Pod


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1980


    Size :

    20 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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