The report is devoted to analysis of technological feasibility and effectiveness of ekranoplane use to assist an aerospace plane (ASP) at take-off and landing. An Ekranoplane with its own mass of 1500 ton or more is capable to carry an ASP with an initial mass of 500 tons. It can solve the problems of ASP transportation from the base to the launch point which is far from human settlements and advantageous for forming the required orbit parameters, ASP fuel supplementary loading directly before launch and providing it with the primary speed of Mach 0.5 - 0.6 in required direction that allows the requirements to the ASP wing area and its engines power to be lowered. Besides, a number of other advantages of the offered transport system is connected with the possibility of using the ekranoplane at ASP landing. The acceptable aerodynamic schemes of the ekranoplane-carrier and the requirements to the main onboard systems including controllers of absolute and relative motion are considered.


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    Title :

    The concept of heavy ekranoplane use for aerospace plane horizontal take-off and landing


    Additional title:

    Einsatzkonzept von schweren Bodeneffektfluggeräten (Ekranoplan) für horizontalen Start und Landung von Raumgleitern


    Contributors:
    Tomita, N. (author) / Nebylov, A.V. (author) / Sokolov, V.V. (author) / Ohkami, Y. (author)


    Publication date :

    1997


    Size :

    11 Seiten, 3 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 12 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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