The design and performance of several tactical and strategic hypersonic airbreathing missile concepts under study at the NASA Langley Research Center are discussed from an evolutionary perspective. A mid- and chin inlet missile design, constrained to the Navy's vertical box launcher, was investigated; a performance comparison is presented that is favorable to the mid-inlet approach. Parasol wing, confined flow field, and spatula-like cruise missile configurations were examined with strategic applications in mind. The preliminary results are encouraging with respect to aerodynamic and volumetric efficiency and choice of engine integration schemes.
Hypersonic airbreathing missile concepts under study at NASA Langley Research Center
Aerospace Sciences Meeting ; 1982 ; Orlando, FL
1982-01-01
Conference paper
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English
Airbreathing Hypersonic Systems Focus at NASA Langley Research Center
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
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