Abstract: A supersonic cruise configuration aircraft comprises a fuselage extending on a longitudinal axis from a forward nose to an aft tail, and a wing coupled at an inboard section to the fuselage and extending to an outboard tip, and having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The aircraft further comprises a landing gear that is coupled to the wing and capable of stowing into the wing and fuselage on retraction. The landing gear has a landing gear strut. The wing is gulled with a dihedral at an angle that is increased inboard and aligns with the retracted landing gear. The wing has a minimum thickness sufficient to enclose the landing gear.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 5, 2003
Date of Patent:
May 15, 2007
Assignee:
Supersonic Aerospace International, LLC
Inventors:
Brian Quayle, John M. Morgenstern, Alan E. Arslan