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Russian Patent for Supersonic Aircraft: A New Approach to Solving the Sonic Boom Problem
The Zhukovsky Research Center has patented a new configuration for a civilian supersonic aircraft that attempts to solve one of the biggest problems of this type - the sonic boom. According to patent documentation, the goal is to achieve a cruising speed of Mach 1.7 with a significantly milder acoustic effect on the ground.
TL;DR
- The Zhukovsky Research Center has patented a new supersonic aircraft configuration (RU2855196C1).
- The goal is to achieve Mach 1.7 cruising speed with a reduced sonic boom of approximately 95 PLdB.
- The design integrates two engines into the rear fuselage with intakes above the wings, making them an active part of shockwave formation.
- This approach distributes shockwave formation along the fuselage, creating a 'stretched' shockwave instead of a sharp impulse.
- This differs from NASA's X-59 (fuselage shaping) and Boom Supersonic's Overture (transoceanic focus).