Application of air-breathing turbo-fan engines to variable geometry, lifting, entry spacecraft provides cruise-spacecraft having increased operational flexibility; craft can accomplish high performance, 3000 nautical mi lateral range mission, by combining glide available from its medium hypersonic Lift/Drag (L/D) (1.7 to 2.3) with subsonic cruise in atmosphere; various advantages are pointed out in conjunction with model missions, performance and landing performance; features of cruise-spacecraft which is medium L/D, slim, lifting body using ablative lower surface and radiative upper surface for protection during entry.


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    Title :

    Operational entry spacecraft using airbreathing propulsion


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Space Technology Conference


    Contributors:
    Lynch, R.A. (author)

    Conference:

    Proceedings of the SAE -- Space Technology Conference ; 1968 Propulsion systems



    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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