Liebhardt, BerndBerndLiebhardtLütjens, KlausKlausLütjensSwaid, MajedMajedSwaidMüller, MatthesMatthesMüllerLadewich, MaikMaikLadewich2021-11-122021-11-122019AIAA Aviation 2019 Forumhttp://hdl.handle.net/11420/10908We lay out a methodology for optimizing supersonic flight paths by calculating sonic boom carpets of supersonic flight trajectories in specific atmospheric conditions, supposing that sonic booms must not make landfall. The process starts with route drafting, followed by iterative mission simulation, boom carpet computation, and flight path adaptation.enAIAA Aviation 2019 Forum201919Sonic boom carpet computation as a basis for supersonic flight routingConference Paper10.2514/6.2019-3387Conference Paper