Hypersonic waverider configurations from the 1950's to the 1990'sThe conceptual evolution of waverider configurations and their applications to hypersonic air vehicles are examined in the context of evolving mission requirements and technological advances. The fundamental objective of employing configurations which tend to maximize the payload fraction is emphasized, and the achievement of this objective over the time period of interest is reviewed, starting with high drag ballistic vehicles through low lift-drag ratio lifting bodies to the revived interest in high lift-drag ratio configurations. Practical applications of research in the area of lifting waveriders are discussed with particular reference to the B-70 Valkyrie and the Space Shuttle.
Document ID
19910041106
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Eggers, A. J., Jr. (RANN, Inc. Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Ashley, Holt (RANN, Inc. Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Springer, George S. (Rann, Inc. Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Bowles, Jeffrey V. (RANN, Inc. Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Ardema, Mark D. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Hypersonic Waverider Symposium