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Technology and operational sensitivity assessment for hypersonic endurance flight vehicles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2016

B. Chudoba ,
G. Coleman ,
A. Oza ,
L. Gonzalez  and
P.A. Czysz
G. Coleman
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
A. Oza
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
L. Gonzalez
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
P.A. Czysz
Affiliation:
Hypertech Concepts, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Abstract

In an effort to increase the air-breathing endurance capability of current hypersonic research aircraft (i.e. X-43, 7 seconds; X-51, 5 minutes), the authors have explored the technical and operational solution space for a 30 minute cruise endurance demonstrator operating in the Mach 6 to Mach 8 speed regime. The focus of this activity has been on exploration of the available solution space through a unique screening process to assess the implication and interplay between the (a) mission, (b) baseline vehicle, and (c) operational scenarios. This study concludes that an air-launched, liquid hydrogen fuelled, 30 minute duration Mach 6 demonstrator (with 10 min Mach 8 capability) provides the largest feasible solution space of the trades examined (i.e. largest design margins, lowest technical risk) when compared to a kerosene-powered equivalent.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 119 , Issue 1213 , March 2015 , pp. 365 - 387
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2015

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