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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
May. 26, 2007
Preston A. Henne, Hilton Head Island, SC (US);
Donald C. Howe, Savannah, GA (US);
Robert R. Wolz, Savannah, GA (US);
Jimmy L. Hancock, Jr., Savannah, GA (US);
Preston A. Henne, Hilton Head Island, SC (US);
Donald C. Howe, Savannah, GA (US);
Robert R. Wolz, Savannah, GA (US);
Jimmy L. Hancock, Jr., Savannah, GA (US);
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US);
Abstract
Method for configuring and operating an aircraft for minimizing sonic boom effects at ground level during supersonic flight of the aircraft. The method includes configuring an aircraft and flying the aircraft at supersonic speed so that in the supersonic flight, a lower profile of the aircraft is presented and generally groundwardly directed; and generating multiple different magnitude pressure disturbances below the aircraft, and radiating therebelow, and controlling the different magnitude pressure disturbances generated below the aircraft so that differentials thereamong are sufficiently minimized that ground level sonic boom effects are minimized during the supersonic flight.