NASA NTRS · 19730013195
Oblique-wing sonic boom
Abstract
An investigation was conducted to determine the magnitude of the groundtrack overpressure generated by an oblique-wing transport cruising at Mach 1.4 at 45,000 ft. A conventional swept-wing configuration was included in the study to provide a basis of comparison for the oblique-wing configuration. The results of the investigation have shown that the oblique-wing configuration produces less sonic boom overpressure at cruise lift coefficient than the swept-wing vehicle.
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Hicks, R. M., Mendoza, J. P.. 1973-02-01. Oblique-wing sonic boom. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19730013195
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