Proceedings of the First International Conference on Hypersonic Flight in the 21st Century, September 20-23, 1988, University of North Dakota, Center for Aerospace Sciences, Grand Forks, ND, U.S.A.Mary E. Higbea, James A. Vedda |
Contents
Preface Dr David Webb Conference Chairman | 11 |
The U S National Aerospace Plane Program | 27 |
An Advanced European Space Transport System for Europe H Kuczera | 67 |
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acceleration aerodynamic aerospace plane airframe airplane airport altitude analysis angle of attack boundary coefficients commercial compression concept configuration cost cruise debris delta wing engine equation facilities Figure flow fuel function fuselage heating rates HOTOL HSCT hydrogen hypersonic hypersonic aircraft hypersonic flight hypersonic vehicle increase injection inlet integrated laser laser propulsion launch Lightcraft low Earth orbit Mach number mass materials military mission NASA NASP National node noise nozzle operation optic optimal orbit ozone panel parameters payload performance planform plug nozzle ports potential pressure problem propellant propulsion Ram Accelerator ratio rocket satellite scramjet SEADS sensors shock shown sonic boom space debris space plane spacecraft spaceplane specific impulse speed SSTO structure subsonic supersonic Supersonic Transport surface take-off tank temperature thermal cycling thrust trajectory transport TRISONIC velocity vorticity weight