Revisiting the Boeing B-47 and the Avro Vulcan with implications on aircraft design today
Abstract
This project compares the cruise mission performance of the historic Boeing B-47 and Avro Vulcan. The author aims to demonstrate that despite superficial similarities, these aircraft perform quite differently away from their intended design points. The investigation uses computer aided design software, and an aircraft sizing program to generate digital models of both airplanes. Subsequent simulations of various missions quantify the performance mainly in terms of fuel efficiency, and productivity. Based on this comparison, the efforts conclude that these aircraft perform indeed differently, and that a performance comparison based on a design mission alone, is insufficient.
Degree
M.S.A.A.
Advisors
Crossley, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Aerospace engineering
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