| Autor: |
Robert J. Shaw, Unmeel Metha, Charles R. McClinton, Chris Naftel, Vincent L. Rausch |
| Rok vydání: |
2005 |
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| Zdroj: |
Acta Astronautica. 57:614-622 |
| ISSN: |
0094-5765 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.actaastro.2005.03.061 |
| Popis: |
The successful Mach-7 flight test of the Hyper-X/X-43A research vehicle has provided a major, essential demonstration of the capability of the airframe-integrated scramjet engine and hypersonic airbreathing vehicle design tools and vision vehicles. This flight was a crucial step toward establishing air-breathing hypersonic propulsion for application to space-launch vehicles and other hypersonic systems. This paper examines the significance of the flight test in advancing the state-of-the science and provides a strategic vision for achieving the dream for safe, efficient and reliable space access with air-breathing propulsion in the near future, through use of more near term approaches. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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