Full paper: AIAA 2020-0618 SAIL lofter

[Andrew Lockley]

A Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Loer Aircra Concept: SAIL-01

Donald C. Bingaman1 and Christian V. Rice2 VPE Aerospace Consulting LLC, St. Louis, MO 63021, USA

Wake Smith3,4

Lecturer in Yale College, New Haven CT 06520 USA & Senior Fellow, M-CRBG, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Patrick G. Vogel5

Creve Coeur Research and Engineering Inc., St. Louis, MO 63146, USA

A conceptual aircra design is presented to facilitate Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) for the purpose of altering the Earth’s thermodynamic energy balance to offset a portion of anthropogenic global warming. Aircra design characteristics are described to illustrate the challenges associated with the loing and distribution of up to 15 tons of sulfate or calcite aerosol particulates per sortie at 20 Km (~65,000 .). Aircra aerodynamic, propulsion, structural and subsystem concepts and analyses are presented to validate the aircra conceptual design. A program plan, schedule and development cost estimate are provided for scoping the resources required to field a SAIL aircra

[Gilles de Brouwer]

This confirms my recent investigation into possible conversion of USAF inventory for tests or more, with the B-52 being a good candidate.

Thanks,
Gilles de Brouwer      

B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, 1995 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

GdeBr...@gmail.com

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