Pablo Bedia Álvaro Gómez Fernando Pablo
Supersonic aircraft Aerodynamic effects
Engines
Exaple: the Concorde
Aerodynamic effects Subsonic speed causes a disturbance
which sends the pressure waves in all directions (spheres)
When the aircrafts approach mach 1,
the waves become shorter.
As the aircraft accelerates beyond
mach 1 the wave forms a cone
Aerodynamic effects
Aerodinamic effects
Engines
Concorde 1962 the project was signed by the
Anglo-French Supersonic Treaty
January 1976 5000 hours in the wind-tunnel. The delta wings reconciled good control
at low speeds with low friction at mach 2.2 The engines were made by Rolls-Royce, and they were adjustable for low and high speeds.
Concorde Cruising altitude: 55,000 ft or more Cruising speed: Mach 2.2 The transonic acceleration is not
noticeable.
Concorde´s accident