| Research Themes and Technical Challenges (TCs) |
| Theme |
TC Title |
TC Description |
| Integrated Design Solutions for Revolutionary High Speed Aircraft |
Low Sonic Boom Design Tools |
Tools and technologies enabling the design of supersonic aircraft that reduce sonic boom noise to 80 PLdB validated as ready for application in a flight demonstrator |
| Understand and Measure Sonic Boom Community Response |
Sonic Boom Community Response Metric and Methodologies |
Validated field study methodology including indoor and outdoor noise metrics, survey tools and test protocols to support community studies with a demonstrator aircraft |
| Minimize Airport Community Noise Impact of High Speed Aircraft |
Low Noise Propulsion for Low Boom Aircraft |
Design tools and innovative concepts for integrated supersonic propulsion systems with noise levels of 10 EPNdB less than FAR 36 Stage 4 demonstrated in ground test |
| Cruise Efficiency of High Speed Airframes and Propulsion System |
(Longer-term TC may be identified at a later date.) |
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| Multi-discipline Solutions to the Impact of Aeroservoelasticity |
(Longer-term TC may be identified at a later date.) |
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| Flight Systems Technologies to Maximize Capabilities of High Speed |
(Longer-term TC may be identified at a later date.) |
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| Aircraft in the Airspace |
(Longer-term TC may be identified at a later date.) |
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| Scramjet Propulsion Technologies |
(Longer-term TC may be identified at a later date.) |
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High-speed
vehicle research includes developing advanced computer-based prediction
methods for supersonic aircraft shape and performance, and developing
technologies that will help eliminate today's technical barriers to
practical, commercial supersonic flight.
to the No Fear Act