A joint USAF/NASA study has developed a conceptual design for a new high-speed research airplane (X-24C) and identified candidate flight research experiments in the Mach 3 to 6 speed range. Four major categories of high priority research experiments are described as well as the X-24C design concept. The vehicle, a rocket-boosted, delta planform aircraft, is air launched from a B-52 and is capable of forty seconds of rocket cruise at Mach 6 with a research scramjet. Research provisions include a dedicated 10-foot long research experiments section, removable fins and strakes, and provisions for testing integrated airbreathing propulsion systems.


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    Title :

    Joint USAF/Nasa Hypersonic Research Aircraft Study


    Contributors:
    F. S. Kirkham (author) / R. A. Jones (author) / M. L. Buck (author) / W. P. Zima (author)

    Conference:

    AIAA 1975 Aircraft Systems and Technology Meeting ; 1975 ; Los Angeles, CA, US


    Publication date :

    1975-08-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English