What it takes to build a Supersonic Aircraft

Raise your hand if you remember the Concorde SST?

Man, even to do this day that plane is seen as an engineering marvel. So ahead of its time. And of course, that sonic boom is hard to forget. 

With the advancement of technology and the desire to decrease travel time, the concept of supersonic travel – even hypersonic travel – is being revisited once again. With so much innovation and the arrival of the digital transformation, things are destined to get very interesting this time around. (For example, one supersonic manufacturer has figured out the sonic boom. Instead of bouncing it off the ground, the boom is aimed upward bouncing it off the upper atmosphere. Wow.)

Today, in our final episode in the series – the conclusion of season one, we’ll be talking to some industry experts who are quite familiar with designing and building of a modern supersonic using today’s connected tools. 

My first guest is Dale Tutt, Vice President of the Aerospace and Defense Industry. He’s been my regular guest on all Talking Aerospace Today episodes. 

Joining us will be two Siemens heavyweights who will break down some of the specifics of supersonic aircraft design and simulation. Durrell Rittenberg is the Director of Aerospace & Defense for Simcenter, and Thierry Olbrechts is the Director of Simcenter Aerospace Solutions.

We’ll be discussing the specific challenges of modern supersonic aircraft design, and how the models of today are evolving towards sustainability. Will you be boarding a supersonic plane in the near future? Maybe. Today’s episode has the answers!

Some questions we ask:

• What is the business case for developing supersonic aircraft? (3:59)
• How can supersonic aircraft be produced and stay cost-effective? (5:56)
• What are the environmental implications of this type of aircraft? (7:00)
• What are the toughest challenges facing aerospace manufacturers? (9:55)
• What are some of the primary design concepts and challenges behind solving aerodynamics in these modern supersonic aircraft? (12:47)
• How are we helping customers with an integrated solution to solve these problems? (26:40)
• How are these technologies helping customers design, simulate, and build high-speed aircraft? (31:20)

In this episode, you will learn:

• Aerospace industry solutions that address carbon neutrality and sustainability (7:40)
• The problem with the sonic boom (8:42)
• How access to computational resources is changing the game (14:38)
• How building expertise in fluid dynamics helps companies better manage risk (17:03)
• The three challenges dominating supersonic aircraft (18:53)
• How the heat accumulation of greater computer integration can be managed in flight (23:44)

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Connect with Thierry Olbrechts:

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