A review of the hypersonic literature indicated that a general weight and sizing analysis was not available for hypersonic orbital, transport, and fighter vehicles. The objective here is to develop such a method for the preliminary design of aerospace vehicles. This report describes the developed methodology and provides examples to illustrate the model, entitled the Hypersonic Aerospace Sizing Analysis (HASA). It can be used to predict the size and weight of hypersonic single-stage and two-stage-to-orbit vehicles and transports, and is also relevant for supersonic transports. HASA is a sizing analysis that determines vehicle length and volume, consistent with body, fuel, structural, and payload weights. The vehicle component weights are obtained from statistical equations for the body, wing, tail, thermal protection system, landing gear, thrust structure, engine, fuel tank, hydraulic system, avionics, electral system, equipment payload, and propellant. Sample size and weight predictions are given for the Space Shuttle orbiter and other proposed vehicles, including four hypersonic transports, a Mach 6 fighter, a supersonic transport (SST), a single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) vehicle, a two-stage Space Shuttle with a booster and an orbiter, and two methane-fueled vehicles.


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    Title :

    HASA: Hypersonic Aerospace Sizing Analysis for the Preliminary Design of Aerospace Vehicles


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    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    60 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Hypersonic aerospace sizing analysis for the preliminary design of aerospace vehicles

    HARLOFF, GARY J. / BERKOWITZ, BRIAN M. / Sverdrup Technology et al. | AIAA | 1990