Patent ID: 8453961

Claim:
An aircraft apparatus capable of reaching supersonic speeds comprising: A) a fuselage comprising: (i) a nose tip at a first end of the fuselage; (ii) a first portion of the fuselage aft of the nose tip and characterized by a first curvature profile producing a first shock wave as the aircraft approaches supersonic speeds; and (iii) a second portion of the fuselage aft of the first portion of the fuselage and characterized by a second curvature profile producing a second shock wave as the aircraft approaches supersonic speeds, the second shock wave having greater pressure than the first shock wave; B) a pair of main wings attached to the fuselage; C) a tail attached to the fuselage aft of the pair of main wings; D) aircraft engines; E) a tailplane aft of the aircraft engines having horizontal aerodynamic surface, fully located within the wake of the aircraft engines, and the tailplane is arranged to provide lift to the aircraft apparatus as well as reduce shock cone pressure.