Low Noise Cruise Efficient Short Take-Off and Landing Transport Vehicle Study

摘要: Since the introduction of large subsonic jet powered transport aircraft such as the Boeing 707, the majority of these vehicles have been designed by placing thrust-generating engines in pods either under the wings or on the fuselage to minimize aerodynamic interactions on the vehicle operation. Figure 1 shows some early aircrafts with various propulsion system placements. The exceptions to this kind of configuration were the British De Havilland Comet aircraft, which was one of the first generation jet transports, and the …