This paper provides an overview of the objectives and status of the Hyper-X program, which is tailored to move hypersonic, airbreathing vehicle technology from the laboratory environment to the flight environment. The first Hyper-X research vehicle (HXRV), designated X-43, is being prepared at the Dryden Flight Research Center for flight at Mach 7. Extensive risk reduction activities for the first flight are completed, and non-recurring design activities for the Mach 10 X-43 (3rd flight) are nearing completion. The Mach 7 flight of the X-43, in the spring of 2001, will be the first flight of an airframe-integrated scramjet-powered vehicle. The Hyper-X program is continuing to plan follow-on activities to focus an orderly continuation of hypersonic technology development through flight research.
Hyper-X Program Status
2001
14 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Test Facilities & Equipment , X-43 vehicle , Hypersonic flight , Research vehicles , Flight tests , Aircraft design , National aerospace plane program , Aerodynamics , Design analysis , Supersonic combustion ramjet engines , Engine airframe integration , Aircraft performance , Mach number , Aerospace systems , Costs , Hypersonic speed , Space transportation , Aircraft reliability
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