A hypersonic airbreathing missile using dual mode scramjet engines for propulsion is described. The fuselage is constructed of a material with a high heat sink capacity and is covered with a thermal protective shield and lined with an internal insulating blanket. The engine airframe integration uses the flat lower portion of the lower fuselage to precompress the air entering the scramjet engines. The precompression of air entering the scramjet inlets increases as the angles of attack. This feature results in a highly maneuverable missile which can accelerate as it banks into a turn.
Hypersonic Airbreathing Missile
1978-09-18
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Hypersonic Airbreathing Missile
NTIS | 1978
|Hypersonic airbreathing propulsion
Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
|Hypersonic airbreathing propulsion
SLUB | 1994