Variable-complexity response surface aerodynamic design of an HSCT wing

A design methodology which uses a variable-complexity modeling approach in conjunction with response surface approximation methods has successfully been developed. This technique is applied to an example problem of wing design for a High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT) aircraft involving a subset of four HSCT wing design variables. The wing design methodology is applied using a simple algebraic model for the wing weight. The applicability of the methodology for the multidisciplinary design of an HSCT is discussed.