WING GULL INTEGRATION FOR NACELLE CLEARANCE, COMPACT LANDING GEAR STOWAGE, AND SONIC BOOM REDUCTION

摘要

A supersonic cruise configuration aircraft (100) comprises a fuselage (142) extending on a longitudinal axis from a forward nose (110) to an aft tail (114), and a wing (104) coupled at an inboard section to the fuselage (142) and extending to an outboard tip, and having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The aircraft (100) further comprises a landing gear (146) that is coupled to the wing (104) and capable of stowing into the wing (104) and fuselage (142) on retraction. The landing gear (146) has a landing gear strut. The wing (104) is gulled with a dihedral (152) at an angle that is increased inboard and aligns with the retracted landing gear (146). The wing (104) has a minimum thickness sufficient to enclose the landing gear (146).