This is not right. This is basically a hybrid powerplant, but why have a hybrid powerplant on forward thrust? For a vertical lift I understand, but for horizontal thrust?
There are some serious aerodynamic issues with supersonic flight. First is the resistance increase when approaching the sound barrier, as it takes more energy to increase velocity at an exponential increase to get there until the sound barrier is broken then resistance actually starts dropping off again. This is the reason that supersonic aircraft are made as absolutely light (least amount of mass) as possible.
Suffice to say, the lessons learned from the Concord should be on everyone's mind. Yes you can make a big plane fly supersonic. But it's neither efficient nor cost effective. And no one has EVER bothered getting it to work with an interior capacity large enough to hold big war machines. The only thing I can think of is sacrificial solid state boosters to get through the transonic region followed by velocity maintenance from onboard engines and fuel. I'm not saying that it can't be done, just that there are some serious technical issues to resolve that I don't think our current technology can do, nor Russian technology.
In other words why this isn't exactly desirable, look at our own transition away from C-141s to C-17s. The 141 was faster and could carry more paratroopers (168 vs 102 for the Globemaster III), but the C-17 can carry more bulk. Getting there an hour or two faster isn't exactly worth the squeeze if you are stuck with the design limitations of such a small interior bay.
A design competition seeking the cargo aircraft of the 21st century inspired many an engineer and aviation enthusiast recently, with the entrants ranging from 22 to 74 years of age. The winners have a greater future ahead of them.
The competition, which ran for twelve months, ended on 15 August, with the winners announced at the 3rd International Air Transport Forum in Ulyanovsk, the southern Russian city where Volga-Dnepr was founded in 1990. The winning team was made up of Ilya Ageev, Sergey Borovykh and Nikolay Turbin, students at Moscow’s Aviation Institute.
A triple-decker
They impressed the jury, which consisted of Victor Tolmachev (the technical director at Volga-Dnepr as well as the chief designer of the An-124) with a 200-page feasibility study for the design of a heavylift aircraft concept with a new aerodynamic configuration.
Their proposal consisted of a complete description and design study for a triple-decker aircraft in the An-225’s class. The unit will have two booms, between which there will be an external load capacity for «super-heavy and oversized cargo». This simultaneously represented a job application – the three students are now members of Volga-Dnepr’s design team. «We organised this competition for those interested in the future of air transport. For this reason we didn’t set any age limits. The youngest participant was 22 and the oldest 74 years old,» according to Artem Aroutynov, describing the company’s motivation.
Lucky winners and happy organisers
According to the deputy technical director and head of the design department at Volga-Dnepr, this means that the company has also been able to get to know many very talented people and received interesting, complex and incredibly detailed projects from Russia, Germany (the second prize went to a team based in Stuttgart), Bulgaria, Serbia and Ukraine. «The best of these are really useful design solutions that can be used in the aviation industry.»
Alexey Komarov, a graduate of Moscow’s Stroganov University of the Arts and Industry, received a special prize for his concept of a transport aircraft of the future (pictured above). The model he designed was displayed at Volga-Dnepr’s exhibition stand at the Air Transport Forum, and attracted the interest of many visitors.
Predictions for the air cargo market
Before this it had been displayed at a Sino-Russian exhibition in the Chinese city of Harbin, and at Innoprom in Yekaterinburg, where it had already attracted the attention of Russian central government officials.
One of the competition categories asked about the trends and predictions for the global air cargo market. The winner was a team from the Kharkiv Aviation Institute (Ukraine), led by Professor Vasiliy Vartanyan. The future engines for heavy cargo aircraft category saw Nikolay Makarov, a student at Ufa Technical University, come out on top.
«When examining each project we took into account its novelty and originality, as well as its technical feasibility. We evaluated its efficiency, the degree of the technical planning and the potential for the design to be realised,» Aroutynov continued. «In the Volga-Dnepr design office we work to create the concept of future transport aircraft, and we would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to all of the competition’s participants.»
Active development work
«We have been inspired by the entrants’ skills, their enthusiasm as well as their pro-active approach. We’ll do our best to incorporate the results of their work in Volga-Dnepr’s activities and to integrate them into the design of the cargo aircraft for the 21st century,» Aroutynov said in closing.
I don't think a single engine would produce enough thrust. I defer to the aeronautical engineers
ReplyDeleteThis is not right. This is basically a hybrid powerplant, but why have a hybrid powerplant on forward thrust? For a vertical lift I understand, but for horizontal thrust?
ReplyDeleteA BWB going Supersonic???? NOT
ReplyDeleteGiven the Russian history of Engine reliability, do you think it wise to give this only one engine?
i thought everyone would have caught onto this by now.
ReplyDelete1. I like concept art.
2. russians run multiple programs under one banner. they have a super heavy lift and supersonic transport programs going on simultaneously.
3. just wait and see what happens. this is fun, why so serious?
i was not being THAT serious :)
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a nice looking design.
This is an modeller point of view, what you want from him? =)
ReplyDeleteAlso, almost no major military source has posted this stuff about a supersonic planes for now. Seems like a joke.
Or classic "wet dream"...
ReplyDeleteWell, DoD cant comment every drug-addicted guy's fantasy, you know.
ReplyDeleteThat's why it is a wet dream.
ReplyDeleteThere are some serious aerodynamic issues with supersonic flight. First is the resistance increase when approaching the sound barrier, as it takes more energy to increase velocity at an exponential increase to get there until the sound barrier is broken then resistance actually starts dropping off again. This is the reason that supersonic aircraft are made as absolutely light (least amount of mass) as possible.
ReplyDeleteSuffice to say, the lessons learned from the Concord should be on everyone's mind. Yes you can make a big plane fly supersonic. But it's neither efficient nor cost effective. And no one has EVER bothered getting it to work with an interior capacity large enough to hold big war machines. The only thing I can think of is sacrificial solid state boosters to get through the transonic region followed by velocity maintenance from onboard engines and fuel. I'm not saying that it can't be done, just that there are some serious technical issues to resolve that I don't think our current technology can do, nor Russian technology.
In other words why this isn't exactly desirable, look at our own transition away from C-141s to C-17s. The 141 was faster and could carry more paratroopers (168 vs 102 for the Globemaster III), but the C-17 can carry more bulk. Getting there an hour or two faster isn't exactly worth the squeeze if you are stuck with the design limitations of such a small interior bay.
Giant cargo planes of the future
ReplyDeleteA design competition seeking the cargo aircraft of the 21st century inspired many an engineer and aviation enthusiast recently, with the entrants ranging from 22 to 74 years of age. The winners have a greater future ahead of them.
The competition, which ran for twelve months, ended on 15 August, with the winners announced at the 3rd International Air Transport Forum in Ulyanovsk, the southern Russian city where Volga-Dnepr was founded in 1990. The winning team was made up of Ilya Ageev, Sergey Borovykh and Nikolay Turbin, students at Moscow’s Aviation Institute.
A triple-decker
They impressed the jury, which consisted of Victor Tolmachev (the technical director at Volga-Dnepr as well as the chief designer of the An-124) with a 200-page feasibility study for the design of a heavylift aircraft concept with a new aerodynamic configuration.
Their proposal consisted of a complete description and design study for a triple-decker aircraft in the An-225’s class. The unit will have two booms, between which there will be an external load capacity for «super-heavy and oversized cargo». This simultaneously represented a job application – the three students are now members of Volga-Dnepr’s design team. «We organised this competition for those interested in the future of air transport. For this reason we didn’t set any age limits. The youngest participant was 22 and the oldest 74 years old,» according to Artem Aroutynov, describing the company’s motivation.
Lucky winners and happy organisers
According to the deputy technical director and head of the design department at Volga-Dnepr, this means that the company has also been able to get to know many very talented people and received interesting, complex and incredibly detailed projects from Russia, Germany (the second prize went to a team based in Stuttgart), Bulgaria, Serbia and Ukraine. «The best of these are really useful design solutions that can be used in the aviation industry.»
Alexey Komarov, a graduate of Moscow’s Stroganov University of the Arts and Industry, received a special prize for his concept of a transport aircraft of the future (pictured above). The model he designed was displayed at Volga-Dnepr’s exhibition stand at the Air Transport Forum, and attracted the interest of many visitors.
Predictions for the air cargo market
Before this it had been displayed at a Sino-Russian exhibition in the Chinese city of Harbin, and at Innoprom in Yekaterinburg, where it had already attracted the attention of Russian central government officials.
One of the competition categories asked about the trends and predictions for the global air cargo market. The winner was a team from the Kharkiv Aviation Institute (Ukraine), led by Professor Vasiliy Vartanyan. The future engines for heavy cargo aircraft category saw Nikolay Makarov, a student at Ufa Technical University, come out on top.
«When examining each project we took into account its novelty and originality, as well as its technical feasibility. We evaluated its efficiency, the degree of the technical planning and the potential for the design to be realised,» Aroutynov continued. «In the Volga-Dnepr design office we work to create the concept of future transport aircraft, and we would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to all of the competition’s participants.»
Active development work
«We have been inspired by the entrants’ skills, their enthusiasm as well as their pro-active approach. We’ll do our best to incorporate the results of their work in Volga-Dnepr’s activities and to integrate them into the design of the cargo aircraft for the 21st century,» Aroutynov said in closing.
http://www.transportjournal.com/en/home/heavylift-breakbulk/artikeldetail/giant-cargo-planes-of-the-future.html
So It's a Concept Work not a real intended Bird.
I love the blended wing design. The two main issue the engineers must overcome is the engine and supersonic aspect of it.
ReplyDeleteThe Single engine is supposedly generating electricity as well as thrust for two Electric Fans still it's dubious
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