Supersonic Configurations at Low Speeds (SCALOS): Wind Tunnel Tests at the University of Washington-an Overview and Some Key Insights

KY Ting, C Nelson, K Wiersema, E Livne - AIAA SciTech 2025 Forum, 2025‏ - arc.aiaa.org
A substantial effort was dedicated, as a part of the NASA funded SCALOS project, to low-
speed wind tunnel testing of multiple configurations at the University of Washington's Kirsten …

Supersonic Configurations at Low Speeds (SCALOS): Progress at the University of Washington

E Livne, CP Nelson, KY Ting - AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, 2024‏ - arc.aiaa.org
This paper highlights extensive wind tunnel testing conducted at the University of Washing-
ton's Kirsten Wind Tunnel during 2023 to support the continuing NASA-sponsored SCALOS …

The Impact of Vortex Breakdown on the Longitudinal Flight Behavior of the SCALOS Aircraft

TA Guimarães, CE Cesnik - AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, 2024‏ - arc.aiaa.org
Designing and certifying the next generation of commercial supersonic vehicles is a
complex process. Typically, the aerodynamic design of lifting surfaces is optimized for cruise …

Supersonic Configurations at Low Speeds (SCALOS): Correlation of CFD and Wind Tunnel Test Results

K Wiersema, KY Ting, C Nelson, E Livne - AIAA SciTech 2025 Forum, 2025‏ - arc.aiaa.org
STAR-CCM+ RANS CFD modeling is used to simulate low-speed wind tunnel tests of
configurations studied by the NASA-funded SCALOS project (Supersonic Configurations at …

Performance Evaluation of a Graph Neural Network-Augmented Multi-Fidelity Workflow for Predicting Aerodynamic Coefficients on Delta Wings at Low Speed

Y Shen, JJ Alonso - AIAA SciTech 2025 Forum, 2025‏ - arc.aiaa.org
Conceptual design of a stable and efficient supersonic transport (SST) aircraft during takeoff
and landing, where higher angle-of-attack (AOA) induces complex aerodynamic …

Controller Agnostic Design Metrics for Stochastic Disturbance Rejection

B Bahia Monteiro, I Kolmanovsky… - AIAA SciTech 2024 …, 2024‏ - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents a framework to compute the probabilities and the expected frequencies
of exceedance of design limits by the outputs and inputs of a linear system driven by …

Aerodynamic Design Optimization of a Supersonic Transport Aircraft Considering Low-Speed Stability

S Seraj - 2024‏ - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Designing supersonic transport (SST) aircraft requires accounting for performance and
stability at high-speed and low-speed conditions. Previous work demonstrated that there is a …

Supersonic Configurations at Low Speeds (SCALOS) Lateral-Directional Aerodynamics: Configuration Variations and Control Surface Effects

KY Ting, K Wiersema, R Soltani, C Nelson… - AIAA SCITECH 2025 …, 2025‏ - arc.aiaa.org
The NASA-funded SCALOS project has been focusing on the low-speed characteristics of
advanced long-range supersonic configurations. A substantial configuration design space …

Control Related Metrics for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

B Bahia Monteiro - 2024‏ - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
The push for cleaner aviation to meet the net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 goal will
require introducing innovative technologies in future aircraft. Active control is a key enabler …

Tare & Interference Corrections for Commercial Supersonic Configurations Tested at the University of Washington's Kirsten Wind Tunnel

E Livne, KY Ting, CP Nelson - AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024‏ - arc.aiaa.org
The unique geometric features of the Supersonic Configurations at Low Speeds (SCALOS)
models that were tested for their aerodynamic characteristics at the University of …