A brief overview of the NASA-sponsored HSCT propulsion system studies is presented that includes objectives, approach, schedules, and a summary of interim results highlighting the NASA in-house studies. Seven propulsion system concepts have been considered to date and comparatively evaluated on a first-order basis using takeoff gross weight (TOGW) as the main discriminator. Only two concepts have been screened out thus far and it is apparent that TOGW is not a strong discriminator. However, the first-order screening process did not account for differences in propulsion installation effects or climb-noise suppression penalties-both of which may strongly influence the screening process.
Overview of the NASA-sponsored HSCT propulsion system studies
1991-09-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
The NASA sponsored HSCT propulsion studies
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