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Joint USAF/Nasa Hypersonic Research Aircraft StudyA joint USAF/NASA study has developed a conceptual design for a new high-speed research airplane (X-24C) and identified candidate flight research experiments in the Mach 3 to 6 speed range. Four major categories of high priority research experiments are described as well as the X-24C design concept. The vehicle, a rocket-boosted, delta planform aircraft, is air launched from a B-52 and is capable of forty seconds of rocket cruise at Mach 6 with a research scramjet. Research provisions include a dedicated 10-foot long research experiments section, removable fins and strakes, and provisions for testing integrated airbreathing propulsion systems.
Document ID
19750055459
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
F. S. Kirkham
(Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
R. A. Jones
(Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
M. L. Buck
(Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, United States)
W. P. Zima
(Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1975
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 75-1039
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA 1975 Aircraft Systems and Technology Meeting
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Country: US
Start Date: August 4, 1975
End Date: August 7, 1975
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Accession Number
75A39531
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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