The conceptual aircraft design and its integration with a combined cycle engine for hypersonic cruise at Mach 8 is documented in this paper. The paper describes the process taken to develop a hypersonic aircraft from a conceptual approach. The discussion also includes the design and CFD analysis of the integrated combined cycle engine. A final conceptual hypersonic transport aircraft with an integrated combined cycle engine was achieved through this study. According to the analysis carried out, the aircraft is able to take-off and land at the airports it is intended to be used and will be able to generate enough thrust to sustain hypersonic cruise at an altitude of 30 km.
Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach – Sixth edition D. P. Raymer American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reston, VA. 2018. xxx; 1062pp. Illustrated. Distributed by Transatlantic Publishers Group, 97 Greenham Road London N10 1LN. £111 (20% discount available to RAeS members on request; e-mail:- [email protected]). ISBN 978-1-62410-490-9.