The present invention relates to an aircraft having a low noise level, particularly during take-off and landing.
For example, document U.S. Pat. No. 3,936,017 has already disclosed an aircraft comprising:
Thus, owing to the design of the rear tail sections in the form of a channel and to the arrangement of the turbine engines at the entrance to the channel, it is possible to achieve a considerable reduction in sound emissions since the noise generated by the turbine engines is sucked in by the channel and is evacuated along the latter and upwardly away from the fuselage, that is to say away from the passengers situated at the rear of the aircraft cabin, and a fortiori away from residents living near airports. The noise generated is thus masked by the rear tail sections of the fuselage, which constitute an acoustic shield.
The object of the present invention is to improve the aforementioned aircraft so as to reduce further still the noise generated by said turbine engines, primarily during takeoff and landing.
To this end, according to the invention, the aircraft of the type recalled above is noteworthy in that:
Thus, according to the invention, not only do the wings of said aircraft not carry any engines but, in addition, they do not have to support at least part of the landing gear. As a result, it becomes possible to optimize the aerodynamic characteristics of said wings:
Hence, the aircraft has excellent performance on takeoff (it rises more quickly) and on landing (it lands more slowly), with the result that the noise generated on takeoff and landing is also greatly reduced.
Preferably, said sweep angle is at most equal to 10° and said aspect ratio is at least equal to 10.
The figures of the appended drawing will give a clear understanding of how the invention can be implemented. In these figures, identical references denote like elements.
The aircraft 1, shown schematically in
The rear vertical tail section of the aircraft 1 comprises two fins 5 and 6 forming, with the rear portion 7 of the fuselage 4, a channel 8 arranged on the back of said aircraft. The channel 8 is open upwardly, but closed downwardly (by said rear portion 7) and laterally (by the fins 5 and 6).
Two turbine engines 9 and 10 are carried by the back of the fuselage 4 and are arranged such that the gas streams generated by said turbine engines enter said channel 8. Thus, this channel acts as an acoustic shield, thereby reducing the noise generated by the turbine engines 9 and 10, both downwardly and laterally.
The landing gear (not shown) of the aircraft 1 is arranged entirely below the fuselage 4 and, in the retracted state, it is housed in a compartment 11 formed in the lower portion of said fuselage.
Furthermore, the wings 2 and 3 have a small sweep angle φ, for example at most equal to 10°, and a high aspect ratio (ratio of the span of a wing to the square of the area of this wing), for example at least equal to 10.
Thus, by virtue of the invention, the aircraft 1 is able to take off quickly and land slowly, thereby further reducing the noise perceived by persons situated in the vicinity of said aircraft when it is taking off and landing.
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