NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Tests Focus On Inlet Performance

Credit: NASA
Designing a supersonic aircraft for low sonic boom can result in some unusual features. One is a slender, asymmetrical nose to break up the bow shock into several weaker ones. Another is a long root chord on the highly swept wing, to distribute lift along the aircraft’s length. A third feature is...

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