LAPCAT-II : conceptual design of a Mach 8 TBCC civil aircraft, enforced by full Navier-Stokes 3D nose-to -tail computation

Within the frame of the LAPCAT II project (Long-term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies, funded by the European Commission as part of the 7 th Frame Program and involving 16 European research labs and industries), four concurrent system studies have be en carried out to design a Mach 8 vehicle able to c arry passengers on the Brussels-Sydney route. The required range is above 18000 km, and the defined number of passengers is 300, which correspond to a 60 tons / 1400 m 3 payload.