A method for designing lifting configurations for high supersonic speeds using the flow fields of non-lifting cones

Abstract

A method is presented for designing the lower surface of a lifting configuration for high supersonic speeds using the known flow field past a nonlifting circular cone. The leading edge can be prescribed on the conical shock wave and the lower surface is obtained by replacing the stream surface through this leading edge by a solid surface. Provided that the upper surface is so designed as not to cause shock detachment, the resulting configuration supports a conical shock wave attached at its swept leading edge, with a known flow field between the shock and the lower surface.