As intercontinental business and tourism volumes continue their rapid expansion, the need to redu... more As intercontinental business and tourism volumes continue their rapid expansion, the need to reduce travel times becomes increasingly acute. The Edge Supersonic Transport Aircraft is designed to meet this demand by the year 2015. With a maximum range of 5750 nm, a payload of 294 passengers and a cruising speed of M = 2.4, The Edge will cut current international flight durations in half, while maintaining competitive first class, business class, and economy class comfort levels. Moreover, this transport will render a minimal impact upon the environment, and will meet all Federal Aviation Administration Part 36, Stage III noise requirements. The cornerstone of The Edge's superior flight performance is its aerodynamically efficient, dual-configuration design incorporating variable-geometry wingtips. This arrangement combines the benefits of a high aspect ratio wing at takeoff and low cruising speeds with the high performance of an arrow-wing in supersonic cruise. And while the stru...
A user friendly software program called Archangel98 has been developed that provides rapid visual... more A user friendly software program called Archangel98 has been developed that provides rapid visual analysis of aircraft dynamics given aircraft stability derivatives and flight conditions. Its purpose is to provide a quick yet accurate look at the effects of design changes on the dynamics and handling qualities of aircraft. Using an intuitive "drag and drop" interface allows the user to look at aircraft data, root locus plots and a new graphical tool called Response Locus Maps. Response Locus Maps use traditional graphical residue computations and Eigenspace analysis to show the controllability of aircraft at a given operating point. Archangel98 also links to MAT-LAB for use of its resources in further design analysis. Archangel98 uses the latest software design concepts allowing a very open design process, working with virtually all other applications.
As intercontinental business and tourism volumes continue their rapid expansion, the need to redu... more As intercontinental business and tourism volumes continue their rapid expansion, the need to reduce travel times becomes increasingly acute. The Edge Supersonic Transport Aircraft is designed to meet this demand by the year 2015. With a maximum range of 5750 nm, a payload of 294 passengers and a cruising speed of M = 2.4, The Edge will cut current international flight durations in half, while maintaining competitive first class, business class, and economy class comfort levels. Moreover, this transport will render a minimal impact upon the environment, and will meet all Federal Aviation Administration Part 36, Stage III noise requirements. The cornerstone of The Edge's superior flight performance is its aerodynamically efficient, dual-configuration design incorporating variable-geometry wingtips. This arrangement combines the benefits of a high aspect ratio wing at takeoff and low cruising speeds with the high performance of an arrow-wing in supersonic cruise. And while the stru...
A user friendly software program called Archangel98 has been developed that provides rapid visual... more A user friendly software program called Archangel98 has been developed that provides rapid visual analysis of aircraft dynamics given aircraft stability derivatives and flight conditions. Its purpose is to provide a quick yet accurate look at the effects of design changes on the dynamics and handling qualities of aircraft. Using an intuitive "drag and drop" interface allows the user to look at aircraft data, root locus plots and a new graphical tool called Response Locus Maps. Response Locus Maps use traditional graphical residue computations and Eigenspace analysis to show the controllability of aircraft at a given operating point. Archangel98 also links to MAT-LAB for use of its resources in further design analysis. Archangel98 uses the latest software design concepts allowing a very open design process, working with virtually all other applications.
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