Subsonic fixed wing aircraft dominant the world's air fleet and move people and goods on 24/7 basis. While air travel is an effective, efficient means of transportation providing an unmatched combination of speed and range, future subsonic aircraft must continue to improve substantially to meet energy efficiency and environmental compatibility goals. The NASA Fundamental Aeronautics Program via the Subsonic Fixed Wing (SFW) Project addresses the comprehensive challenge of enabling revolutionary energy-efficiency improvements in subsonic transport aircraft combined with dramatic reductions in harmful emissions and perceived noise to facilitate sustained growth of the air transportation system. Advanced technologies and the development of unconventional aircraft systems offer the potential to achieve these improvements. Multidisciplinary advances are required in aerodynamic efficiency to reduce drag, structural efficiency to reduce aircraft empty weight, and propulsive and thermal efficiency to reduce thrust-specific energy consumption (TSEC) for overall system benefit. Additionally, advances are required to reduce perceived noise without adversely affecting drag, weight, or TSEC and to reduce harmful emissions without adversely affecting energy efficiency or noise. The primary focus of SFW is on the "N+3" generation; that is, vehicles that are three generations beyond the current state of the art, requiring mature technology solutions in the 2025-30 timeframe. Success in overcoming these technical challenges will result in major changes to engine cycle and airframe configurations, which in turn will broaden the technology trade space for vehicles ranging from large transports to very light jets. This presentation provides an overview of SFW-sponsored research targeted at improved aerodynamic and structural efficiency for airframe and integrated vehicle systems.


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    Title :

    Airframe Technologies for Aerodynamic and Structural Efficiency of N+3 Subsonic Transport Aircraft


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    3rd UTIAS-MITACS International Workshop on Aviation and Climate Change ; 2012 ; Toronto, ON, CA


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    Language :

    English




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