Towards a Supersonic Transport: Minimization of Sonic Boom

An aircraft exceeding the speed of sound can cover large distances in short amount time and has several important applications. Thus, there always been an interest producing a Supersonic Transport (SST) Aircraft for commercial usage recent decades. However, problem sonic boom restricts operations over inhabited/ land areas. This major obstacle to overland supersonic flight subject governmental private research long time. The two parts: minimum acceptable parameters ground signatures reduction Sonic Boom. methods developed reduce are generally classified into operations, Design, Exotic methods. paper reviews significant proposed under each these categories with special emphasis on design. Due range complexity proposed, is no consensus amongst scientific community about design SST. requirements low conflict carriage effective payload basic aerodynamics. With development high- fidelity CFD wave propagation programmes like PCBoom, analysing new designs become easier understanding contribution various configurations improved. led promising developments X-59 aircraft, making this field study one most exciting aviation industry today.