A brief review has been made of the propulsion integration features which may impact the design of a supersonic cruise fighter type aircraft. The data used for this study were obtained from several investigations conducted in the Langley 16-foot transonic and 4 by 4 foot supersonic pressure wind tunnels. Results of this study show: (1) that for conventional nozzle installations, contradictory design guidelines exist between subsonic and supersonic flight condition, (2) that substantial drag penalties can be incurred by use of dry power nozzles during supersonic cruise; and (3) that a new and unique concept, the nonaxisymmetric nozzle, offers the potential for solving many of the current propulsion installation problems.


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    Title :

    A Review of Several Propulsion Integration Features Applicable to Supersonic-Cruise Fighter Aircraft


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    Publication date :

    1976


    Size :

    58 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English