Integrated high-speed aircraft, such as high-speed transport aircraft, and
associated methods of manufacture. In one embodiment, a high-speed
transport aircraft includes a fuselage having a first fuselage portion and
a second fuselage portion positioned aft of the first fuselage portion.
The first fuselage portion can have a first cross-sectional area and the
second fuselage portion can have a second cross-sectional area that is
less than the first cross-sectional area. The high-speed transport
aircraft can further include a wing and a propulsion system. The wing can
extend outwardly from the fuselage at least proximate to the second
fuselage portion and can include a leading edge region and a trailing edge
region. The propulsion system can include an engine nacelle fixedly
attached to the wing and laterally aligned with the second fuselage
portion. In one aspect of this embodiment, the engine nacelle can include
an air inlet positioned aft of the leading edge region of the wing and an
exhaust gas outlet positioned aft of the trailing edge region of the wing.
