SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT

摘要

An aircraft (100) designed for transonic speed comprises an airfoil (102), a nacelle (122), an engine (116), and an inverted V-tail (114). The nacelle is mounted on the lower aerodynamic airfoil surface and behind the trailing edge of the airfoil. The engine is enclosed within and structurally supported by the nacelle. The inverted-V tail is coupled to the airfoil at a position on the upper aerodynamic surface directly across the airfoil surface so that the inverted-V tail structurally supports the nacelle and engine in combination with support from the airfoil.