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HYPERSONIC RESEARCH VEHICLES

? Space Division ~ ~ North Arnencan Rockwell 82PDl14303

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PURPOSE:

II • • • .To separate real from imagined problems & to make known the overlooked and unappreciated problems"

H. D ryde n Octobe r 1956

- FOCUS & STIMULATE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT . TOWARDS POSS I BlE/ PROBABLE SYSTEMS OF THE FUTURE

-VALIDATE AND/OR DEMONSTRATE SIGNIFICANTLY CR I T I CAL TECHNOlOG I ES

? Space Division ~ ~ North Amencan Rockwell 82PDl14304.

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X-I5 IMAGINED PROBLEMS

• ASYMMETRICAL WING COOKIE SHEET DEFLECTION DURING HEAT-UP OF RE-ENTRY

• FLIGHT STABILITY & CONTROL BEING OTHER THAN THAT INDICATED IN LANGLEY II-INCH HYPERSONIC TUNNEL WITH II-INCH MODEL

• UNSATI SFACTORY LANDI NG CAPAB I LlTY WITH LOW LID UNPOWERED CHARACTER I STI GS

• UNCOMPENSATABLE ROLL-OFF DURING B-52 LAUNCH

• UNSATISFACTORY STRUGTURAL INTEGRITY BETWEEN COLD L02 TANKS & WARM INSTRUMENTATION BAY DUE TO THERMAL STRESSES & DEFLECTION

~ Space Division ~ ~ North Amencan Rockwell 82PDl14305

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X-IS OVERLOOKED - UNAPPRECIATED PROBLEMS

• WINDSHIELD GLASS RETENTION & PERFORMANCE

• WING LEADING EDGE SLOT AERO-HEATING EFFECTS

• SIDE'FAIRING THERMAL BUCKLING

.. AUXILIARY POWER UNIT LUBRICATION IN RARIFIED ATMOSPHERE

• NOSE GEAR SHOCK ABSORBTION UPON RAPID EXTENSION - OIL FOAM

• B-52 FLAP CUT-OUT ACOUSTICS

• FLIGHT CONTROL AT HIGH ~S

• AIRFRAME" GYRO DYNAMIC COUPLING PRIOR TO RE-ENTRY

• CONFIGU~ATION EFFECTS ON LATERAL-DIRECTIONAL DYNAMIC STABILlTV •

? Space Division ~ ~ North Amencan Rockwell 82PDl14306 .

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METHODOLOGY FOR DEFINING HYPERSONIC RESEARCH VEHICLES

-IDENTIIFY POSSIBLE-PROBABLE HYPERSONIC SYSTEMS

tlDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT AND/OR PAGING TECHNOLOGIES

- IDENTIFY THEI R APPROPRIATE SPEEDS, ALTITUDES, TEMPERATURE ETC.

- I DENTI FY THEI R TEST TIME OR TIME HI STORY REQUI REMENTS

-IDENTIFY THEIR SIGNIFICANT SIZE REQUIREMENTS

-INTEGRATE THESE TECHNOLOGIES INTO A VEHICLE, OR "FLYING-FACILlTY" CARRIER SYSTEM

• I DENTI FY THE LAUNCHI NGSYSTEM, AI R LAUNCH OR GROUND TAKE-OFF & ITS OPERATIONAL ENVI RONMENT

-COST THE "FLYING-FACiliTY", THE LAUNCH SYSTEM, THE OPERATIONAL SYSTEM & THE PHASED TECHNOLOG I ES

- RE-COST, REITERATE & RESELECT

-FINAL SELECTION OF TECHNOLOGIES, RESEARCH AIRPLANE, OPERATIONAL SYSTEM .

? Space Division . ~ ~ North Amencan Rockwell 82PDl14307

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OVERALL PROGRAM CRITERIA

• COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY ELEMENT SELECTIONS

• APPROPBIATE ~UNDING FOR SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & TO FIRST FLIGHT

• EARLY SIGNIFiCANT FLIGHT RESULTS & CONTINUING PHASED FLIGHT RESULTS

• CONTROLLED ANNUAL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS

• UTILIZE· ENGINEERING "SPIN-OFFS" FROM OTHER PROGRAMS-e.g., SHUTILE, RL -10 ETC

• DEVELOP RESEARCH VEHICLE AS "FLYING-FACILITY", WIND TUNNEL MODEL 'ADAPTABILITY, "BOILERPLATE" FEATURES AS APPROPRIATE

• I MPLEMENT COST -PERFORMANCE TRADE-OFFS FOR VEH I CLE, TECHNOLOG I ES & SUBSYSTEMS

?' Space Division ~ :. NorthAmencnnAockwell

82PDl14308

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ALTITUDE (1000 FT)

. 400

300

200

100

POSS I BLE I PROBABLE HYPERSON I C SYSTEMS

MILITARY SYSTEMS RE-ENTRY RE.:ORBIT

AIRBREATHING LAUNCH VEHICLES HYPERSONIC TRANS~ORTS

MILITARY SYSTEMS MANNED-UNMANNED INTERCEPTORS

O~--~--~--~--~--~--~--~--~--~~~~~~--~~ o 4 10 12 14 16 VELOCITY (1000 FT/SEC)

? Space Dlvtsion ~ ~ North Amencan Rockwell

82PD114309

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MATERIAL APPLICATION TRENDS FOR SIGNIFICANT __ ... ,., .. __ .. , ___ " ....... __ .... ___ ._._._ ... ,,_._.-.. _ .... __ AREAS. OF .REPRESENTAT I VE VEH I CLES

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PRELIMINARY H.R.A. REQUIREMENTS PROPULS ION SYSTEMS - FUELS

_ RECOMMEND M3.5+ ENDOTHERMIC GAS TURBINES -FUELS RESEARCH . TO YF-12 TYPE AIRCRAFT WITH HEAT PROTECTION

-INCLUDE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR GAS TURBINES,SUBSONIC JETS, & EJECTOR RAMJETS WITH METHANE .

-INCLUDE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR SUBSONIC RAMJETS WITH HYDROCARBON & HEAVY HYDROCARBON FUELS

- INCLUDE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR SUBSONIC, SUPERSONIC & DUAL -MODE RAMJETS WITH HYDROGEN FUEL.

? Space Division ~ ~ North American Rockwell 82PD114312

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SINGLE

- TURBOJETITURBOFAN

-TURBOJET & PRE·COOLER

- RAMJET

-SCRAMJET

- ROCKET

COMPOSITE . -SUPERSONIC TURBOFAN

- EJECTORAMJET

-SERJ

-TURBORAMJETITURBOFAN

FUELS -HYDROCARBONS

-ENDOTHERMIC

-CRYOGENIC

-METHANE

-HYDROGEN

?' Space OMslon ~ ~ North Amencan Rockwell

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PROPULS ION CYCLE I FUEL CANOl DATES

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FUEL

J. P. (REG)

METHANE

HYDROGEN

J. P.

METHANE

HYDROGEN

HEAT OF COMBUSTION (BTU'S'LB)

18,600

21,500

51,750

BTU'S I ¢

10,350

10,750

5, 175 (1725)

,~, Space Division North Amencan Rockwell

PROPERT I ES OF FUELS

HEAT SINK (BTU'S'LB)

165

1,100

4,900

BTU'S I ¢

91.5 '

550

490 (163)

DENSITY (LB 'FT3)

50

26.5

4.3

HEAT SINK LIMIT TEMP

(DEG F)

375

1,000

1,000 .

AT 1. 8¢ ILB

AT 2¢ ILB

COST (¢ ILB)

1.8

2.0

10 - 30

AT 10¢ ILB (AT 30¢ ILB)

82PDl14314

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FUEL CONSIDERATIONS

M' b ... x :E 30 z

CRUISE EFFICIENCY COMPARISON

a: ~ 20

c( LL

~HV~~~EN ~METHANE

~JP-4 I- 10 ~ C)

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MACH NUMBER

METHANE COULD LOWER DIRECT OPERATING COST

1.2

FUEL

~ :E 1.0

o I­oc( OW

!!! ~ 0.8 W o

0.6

TU~BINE INLET TEMP, of FUEL PRICE, CENT/LO

1.09

JP 2200

1.8

? Space Division ~ ~ North Amencan Rockwell

CH4 CH4

2800 2800

2.0 1.2 (U.K.I (U.S.)

COMPARISON OF DIRECT OPERATING COST

2.0 ~

I

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~ OTHER DOC

LARGE SST SUBSONIC (JPI

(JP)

MACH 6 HST (HYDROGEN)

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DOC FOR AIRCRAFT CRUISING AT MACH 10

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~ I 3.0 z ~ ~ c(

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• PRESENT HST STUDIES INDICATE SYSTEM IS FEASIBLE AT 8 ¢ /LB LH2 BUT NOT AT 15 TO 30 ¢ /LB

1.0

• RANGE POTENTIAL & ECONOMICS SUGGEST SIGNIFICANT EVALUATION OF METHANE

E2ZJ FUEL

~ MAINTENANCE

III DEPRECIATION

o CREW, INSURANCE

M = 10

5000 10,000

RANGE (N Mil

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PROPULSION SYSTEMS-FUELS RECOMMENDATIONS

• ACQU I RE UPDATED DEVELOPMENT COST AND SCHEDULES

.. P & W J-58 ADAPTED TO METHANE & HYDROGEN FUELS & AS I~ELATED TO DESIGN MACH NUMBER

• MARQUARDT E.R.J. & S.E.R.J. ENGINES FOR METHANE & HYDROGEN FUELS

• AI RESEARCH H.R.E. FLIGHT-WEIGHT ENGINE WITH HYDROGEN FUEL

? Space Division ~ ~ North American Rockwell

USING ONLY THAT QUALIFICATI.ON APPROPRIATE TO H'.R.A. NEEDS AND FLIGHT TEST APPROACH

82PDl14316

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• SHOCK LOCATION • DYNAMIC PRESSURE

INCREASE • LOCAL MACH NO.

DECREASE • BOUNDARY LAYER

THICKNESS • LONGITUDINAL & LATERAL

STREAMLINES DEVIATION

SC RAMJ ET I NTEGRATI ON

• EFFICIENCIES • INJECTORS • MIXING LENGTHS • COOLING REO'S

• EFFICIENCIES • STARTING CHARACTERISTICS • VARIABLE GEOM • INLETS INTERACTION • BONDARY LAYER

INGESTION

• EFFICIENCIES • MODULE INTERACTION • FLOW STATES

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A I RFRAME - PROPULS ION COMPA TI BI LI TY INTEGRATED'PERFORMANCE WEI GHTS 8. VOLUMES DYNAMI C EFFECTS, ACCELERATION. DECELERATION ANGLE OF A TTA CK C~ PA BI LI TI ES ANGLE OF YAW CA"PA BI LI Tl ES OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

?' Space Division ~ ~ North American Rockwell

TRADE-OFFS

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STKUCTURAL MATERIALS APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS

INCLUDE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR INCORPORATING SIGNIFICANTLY LARGE PORTIONS OF THE VEHICLE OR TEST PANELS OF:

• I NCONEL 718

• RENE' 41

.• HAYNES 25

• TD-NiC r

• ACTI VEL Y COOLED

- ALUMINUM

-TITANIUM

- RENE' 41

? Space Division ~ ~ North Amencan Rockwell. . 82PDl14318

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250

200

150

$M

100

50

X-15 MILESTONES

NASA & USAF OPERATING COST ~ • .""e"",e

NAA FLT TEST COMPL

POWERED

GLIDE

e

AGE B-52, PSTS HI RANGE 26.41M

: A/V SUB 9. 15M.

CAPTIVE 1 . 92.0

1 84.0 ... ----62.5 .... ...r--

XLR-99 53.83M

DWG REL 56.0 ~,.

148.5 ~ i¥

. , 19.0 ~ ROLLOUTS

354,000 FT

250,000 FT 1,323F 4,104 MPH

__ ~~ (1) (2) (3)

O~~-~--______ ---L~~L-~--~----~~~--~~-----------1956

? Space Division ~ ~ North Amencan Rocl<well· 82PD1l4319

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CURRENT COST STUDY IMPLICATIONS "HYFACS" CR 114322

M6 TURBORAMJET M12 ROCKET MILLIONS $ MILLIONS $

RDT&E 212 (43.3%) 126 (35. 9%)

INVESTMENT 186 (38.3%) 137 (39.1%)

OPERATING 92 (l8.5%) 88 (25.00/0)

490 351

• RE-EVALUATE INVESTMENT REQUI REMENTS TOWARD PROGRAM COST REDUCTIONS FOR ONLY ESSENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TASKS. REDIRECT COSTS INTO AIR VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT & VERSATILITY

• RE-EVALUATE OPERATING COSTS FOR MAXIMUM FLIGHT EVALUATIONS

~H4a::t) . . :!MILLION • 73/FlIGHT. 2~ FLIGHTS = 40 FLIGHTS IVEAR cao'

1"" Space Division ~ ~ North Amenc,ln Rockwell 82PD114320

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DESIGN & FABRICATION

CHECKOUT

LR·ll FLIGHT TEST

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LR·99 FLIGHT TEST

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FLIGHT RESEARCH

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X-I5 SPACE TRANSPORT SYSTEM

41~ Space Division ' .,.~ North American Rockwell

SCHEDULED EXPERIMENTS THROUGH 1968

v • INDUCED TURBULENCE

V • MICROMETEORITE ATMOS DENSITY, SKY BRIGHTNESS

V .INFRARED SCANNER

V • X·15 UV MEASUREMENTS

• "'~P8Fl 8¥elE- ea8l1P48

v • ADVANCED STRUCTURES & AERODYNAMIC RESEARCH

V • UV STELLAR PHOTOGRAPHY

V • HYCON CAMERA

• BE8ElEFltAtTI8P4 BE'iISE

v' • AIR:BREATHING PROPULSION

v' • UV PLUME, INFRARED EXHAUST SIGNATURE

V • AERODYNAMIC NOISE

v' • ADVANCED INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM

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ALTITUDE (1000 FT)

160

140 -

120

100

80

60

. 40

20

1

~ Space DiVIsion ~ ~ North Amencan Rockwell

2

H. R. A. SYSTEM DEFINITION DR IVERS

3 4 5 6 MACH NUMBER

• PROPULSION AIRBREATHING ROCKET

eSTRUCTURES .TANKAGE .PROPELLANTS e fliGHT CONTROLS

.WINGS

.AVIONICS eSUBSYSTEMS • LAUNCH SYSTEMS eGROUND SYSTEMS & OPERATION

7 8 9 10 11

82P0114323

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. OPERATIONAL CONS I DERATIONS

eAIR LAUNCHED VS GROUND TAKE-OFF

e FERRY RETURN MODE

eGROUND TRACKING

• ONE BASE VS TWO BASE _ ALTERNATE LANDINGS

_ "ALL-WEATHER" OPERATIONS

_AIR LAUNCHED PRE-LAUNCH ROCKET ENGINE CHECK-OUT

2gTURN 160 N MI RADIUS

M8 ---~

2500 N MI RANGE 40 MIN FLIGHT 10 MIN AT M8

? Space Division ~ ~ North American Rockwell

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OPERATIONAL EFFECIENCY - X-I5

• EFFECT OF RELIABILITY & MAINTAINABILITY OF VEHICLE SYSTEMS- PROPULS ION

AVERAGE TURNAROUND TIME

( BASED ON AVERAGE OF ) TURNAROUND SUCCESSIVE 5-FLIGHT GROUPS

40 INTERIM ENGINE XLR99 INSTALLATION 0 PROGRAM FINAL ENGINE PROGRAM

30 FLIGHT FREQUENCY

AVERAGE 0 TURNAROUND 20 (DAYS)

10 FLIGHT RESEARCH

PRODUCTIVITY

0 1 0.5 0 0.5

CALENDAR TIME (YEARS)

• LESS SOPHISTICATED ENGINE SYSTEM

• LOWER MACH NO. . FLIGHTS

• WIO R EACTI ON CONTROL SYSTEM

? Space Division ~ ~ North American Rockwell

• MORE COMPLICATED ENGINE SYSTEM

• MORE ENGINE RUN-UP'S REOD

• RECOATING ENGINE NOZZLE

• HIGHER MACH NUMBER AND HIGHER ALTITUDE FLIGHTS

82PDl14325

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OPERATIONAL EFFECIENCY - X-I5 (CONT)

-EFFECT OF RELIABILITY & MAINTAINABILITY OF VEHICLE SUBSYSTEMS

SOURCES OF SCHEDULING DELAYS (TO OCT. 10, 1961)

t-------=-....... APUAND FUEL SYSTEM

...... _----' ENGINE ~ __ ... PROPULSION SYSTEM LESS ENGINE

...... _ ... WEATHER

1-----' HEAT AND VENT

o

MISCEllANEOUS

HYDRAULIC

INERTIAL

RADAR AND RADIO

FLIGHT CONTROLS

10 . 20

I

30 40

PERCENT OF TOTAL DELAY TIME

? Space Division ~ ~ North Amencan RocI~weli

50

SOURCES OF SCHEDULING DELAYS SINCE XLR99 INSTALLATION (13 FLIGHTS)

(TO OCT. 13, 1961)

1--__________ ..... ENGINE

...... __ ... PROPULSION SYSTEM LESS ENGINE

~_.-....I MISCELLANEOUS

...... _ ... APU AND FUEL SYSTEM

~--' INERTIAL

o

ELECTRICAL

HEAT AND VENT

TELEMETERING

RADAR AND RADIO

HYDRAULIC

FLIGHT CONTROLS

10 20 30 40 PERCENT OF TOTAL DELAY TIME

50

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? Space Division ~ ~ NorthAmencanRockwell

HYPERSONIC RESEARCH VEHICLE OR FLYING FACILITY SYSTEM

CRITICAL ENVIRONMENT

APPLICABLE SYSTEMS

82PDl14.327

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SIGNIFICANT DESIGN CRITERIA FROM INITIAL H.R.A. REVIEW

• BASEPOI NT PERFORMANCE REQU'I REMENT AT M6 FOR 10 MI N & TRADE UP FOR MS, M10CAPABI LlTI ES

• PROVI DE FUELS TANKAGE VOLUME FOR J P FUELS, METHANE & HYDROGEN

• ACCOMMODATE JP RAMJETS, METHANE & LH2 ERJ & SERJ ENGINES

• UTILIZE RL-IO ROCKET ENGINES AS PRIMARY PROPULSION & TRADE-OF'F FOR PERFORMANCE & CAPABILITIES OF LR-91 STORABLE ROCKET ENGINE

• INCORPORATE CAPABILITY TO ACCEPT SCRAMJET MODULES DURING THE FLIGHT TEST PHASE .

• EVALUATE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUND TAKE-OFF & LANDING (WHEELS) VS AIR-LAUNCHED & SKIS FOR LANDING

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SIGNIFICANT DESIGN CRITERIA FROM INITIAL H. R. A. REVIEW (CONT)

• PROVI DE FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF STRUCTURE FOR FUSELAGE, WING & EMPENNAGE COMPONENTS

• CONSIDER UPPER FUSELAGE MODIFICATION CAPABILITY FOR LAUNCHING SECOND STAGE VEHICLE EXPERIMENTS

• DESIGN H.R.A. NO.IS 1 & 2 FOR HIGH-CONFIDENCE - LEVEL HOT STRUCTURES OF TITANIUM, INCONEL-718, RENEI . 41, HAYNES-25, TD-NiCr, ETC., AS REQUI RED, & WITH GAS TURBINES, ERJ, SERJ ENGINES, AS SELECTED, & WITH APPROPRIATE FUELS & WITH OUTER STRUCTURE REMOVABILITY CONSIDERATIONS

• DESIGN H.R.A. NO.3 FOR ROCKET/SCRAMJET PROPULSION SYSTEMS WITH ACTIVELY COOLED STRUCTURE DECOUPLED FROM THE TANKAGE - INSULATION FROM A LOAD-CARRYING FEATURE . !.

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H.R.A. NO. 1 • HOT STRUCTURE • SERJ PROPULSION • JP FUELS .METHANE FUEL

H.R.A. NO. 2 • HOT STRUCTURE • LH2 FUEL • RL-10 PROPULSION

H. R.A. NO.3' • ACT COOLED STRUCTURE' • LH2 • RL-10 PROPULSION .SCRAMJET PROPULSION

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FLIGHT TEST SCHEDULE PHASING

I . 2 t----....

" M = 2.5 M = 5.0 M = 5.0

I M = 5.0--6.0 ] GROUND TAKE-OFF

I I I M =6.0

• • M=2.5 M = 5.0 M =6.0

AIR LAUNCHED

I: I M = 8.0 I I~._. ~.~~ __ ~ ________ ~_ RL-lO M= 5.0 M = 6.0

I----- RL-10:- SCRAMJET • EXTERNAL TANKS • REUSABLE EXTERNAL

INSULATION

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..

HYPERSONIC RESEARCH AIRPLANE PROGRAM PHASING

. 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 . I 80 81 I

M = 6.0 TECHNOLOGIES

IPHASE B

DESIGN & FAB NO.1 & 2

C/O

FLIGHT EVALUATIONS I

I M = 10.0 TECHNOLOGIES I DESIGN & FAB NO.3

FLIGHT I C/O

• SCRAMJET PROPULSION • ACTIVELY COOLED STRUCTURE • REUSABLE I NSU LA TIO N

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S I GNI FI CANT TECHNOLOGIES

M6.0 TECHNOLOG IES ,

I

• PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR M4.5 - MIO CONFIGURATION

• STRUCTURAL DES IGNS FOR M = 6.0

• INLET - PROPULSION SYSTEM - FUEL INSTALLATIONS

• ALTERNATE PROPELLANT TANKS

• M4.5 - M6.0 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR RADARS, SENSORS ANTENNA, II H I DE ", ElECTRON I CS, FI RE CONTROL, ETC.

• WIND TUNNEL TESTING

• SUB SYSTEMS DES I GNS

MIO.O TECHNOLOGIES

• STRUCTURAL DESIGN INCLUDING ACTIVELY COOLED STRUCTURE

o REUSABLE SURFACE INSULAT~ ON

o PROPELLANT DISTRIBUTIONS SYSTEM: SCRAMJET STRUCTURE ROCKET ENG' NES

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SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS PROGRAM

CY 1972

INTEGRATED DESIGN I REUMTS & TRADES I. CONCEPTUAL

PROPULSION

PROPELLANT TANKAGE

REUMTS & TRADES I· CONCEPTUAL

• GAS TURBINE • RAMJETS • SCRAMJETS • ROCKET

I .REUMTS & TRADES I CONCEPTUAL

• J.P. FUEL • METHANE

• L02 .• LH2

• AUXI L1ARY (H202, He)

• SIMPLE CYLINDERS • INTERSECTING CYLINDERS • SIMPLE CONES • INTERSECTING CONES

• ALUMINUM • TITANIUM • 1NSULATION

1"" Space DiVision . ~ ~ North Amencan Rockwell

PRELIMINARY

I PRELIMINARY

PRELIMINARY

1976

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SYSTEMS ENG I NEER I NG ANAL YS I S PROGRAM (CONT)

PROPELLENT MANAGEMENT

CY 1972

REOMTS & TRADES I CONCEPTUAL

• C.G. CONTROL

PRELIMINARY

• DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RL-l0, SCRAMJET, STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS) • PURGE SYSTEMS

STRUCTURES I REQMTS & TRADES CONCEPTUAL PRELIMINARY

• PRIMARY • INSULATION • OUTER HEAT SHIELDS .. REMOVABILITY (FIELD BREAKS, ACCESS DOORS) • R.E.I. ADD-ON FEATURES • ACTIVELY COOLED STRUCTURE • MODIFICATION FEATURES

LANDING GEARS I REOMTS& TRADES I CONCEPTUAL

.WHEELS

• SKIS • GROUND TAKE-OFF - AIR LAUNCH

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PRELIMINARY I

1976

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SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS PROGRAM (CONT)

CY 1972 1976

SUBSYSTEMS [REQMTS & TRADES I CONCEPTUAL PRELIMINARY

• POWER, ELECTRICAL, HYDRAULIC • ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM

• • FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS - AERODYNAMIC & ELECTRONIC • GUIDANCE SYSTEM -AIRBORNE - GROUND • CONTROLS & DISPLAYS • AVIONICS • INSTRUMENTATION • TELEMETRY • PAYLOADS ACCOMMODATIONS • PILOT(S) ACCOMMODATIONS • "OFF-THE-SHELF"

OPERATIONS [REQMTS & TRADES I OONCEPTUAL PRELIMINARY I • BASING, ONE VS TWO • RADARS TRACKING • GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT • AIRLAUNCH - GROUND TAKE-OFF • WEATHER IMPACTS • CHASE, RESCUE

• TURNAROUND

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!Il-------L--____ ~ __________ _=< .. --~---------

, .

SYSTEMS ENGINEER I NG ANALYS I S PROGRAM {CONT)

CY 1972 1976

WIND TUNNEL TESTS I REQMTS & TRADES I CONCEPTUAL PRELIMINARY

• CONFIGURATIONS } • WING GEOMETRY FORCE & MOMENT, DRAG • PROPULSION EFFECTS • AERODYNAMIC I-!EATING

SCHEDULE/COSTS REOMTS & TRADES I CONCEPTUAL PRELIMINARY I • VEHICLE DESIGN • FACILITIES • OPERATIONS • PHASING

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\ .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

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, .. •

4-5

. CnfJ (PER DEG)

-0.001

I ·0.002 ,

CORRELATION OF PILOT RATINGS WITH Cn{3-C2(3 & ASSOCIATED RESPONSE MODES

176 A UNAUGMENTED UNSTABLE MACH NO.=14 a=34.S DEG SPIRAL MODE BODY AXES

CHR 5-6

BASELINE ~.

7-8

UNCOUPLED ROLL & SPIRAL MODES -INCREASING ROLL DAMPING ·DECREASING SPIRAL MODE DAMPING

~

STABLE COUPLED ROLL/SPIRAL MODE

9·10

• APPARENT CORRELATION WITH LATERAL·DIRECTIONAL RESPONSE MODES

•. Cnf3 PRIME DRIVER

"'·C -D 0

FOUR REAL nfJ DYN ROOTS .

• 0.0050---.-0 ..... 0-00-5--.0-. 0~0-1 0--.0-....... 00-1-5 -.-0 ..... 0-02-0-.-0 ...... 0"-025 Clp (PER DE.G)

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'.. . •

REPRESENTATIVE HYPERSONIC SYSTEM

158 FT

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BENEFITS OF HYPERSONIC RESEARCH AI RPLANES

.• PROVI DE THE NECESSARY TECHNICAL & ECONOMIC I NFORMATION, MOVING FROM STUDIES & ANALYSES TO APPROPRIATE SUB-SCALE FLIGHT HARDWARE EVALUATIONS SUCH THAT THE HYPERSONIC PROGRAMS OF THE FUTURE WILL BE ON AN APPROPRIATE BASI S FOR SUCCESS WHEN INITIATED

• NEXT GENERATION AIR-BREATHING LAUNCH SYSTEMS

• HIGH SUPERSONIC & HYPERSONIC TRANSPORTS

- • HIGH SUPERSONIC & HYPERSONIC MILITARY SYSTEMS

• THE H. R. A. I S WI LL AD DRES S THEPOTENTl AL OF CONTI NU I NG TO REDUCE· THE COSTS OF PUTTING PAYLOADS INTO EARTH ORBIT; EVALUATING VARIOUS FUELS & THEIR COMPARATIVE ECONOMIES; & SUPERSONIC COMBUSTION RAMJETS & ITS COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE, WEIGHTS & ECONOMIES

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., . •

. BENEFITS OF HYPERSONIC RESEARCH AI RPLANES (CONT)

• THE H.R.A.IS WILL ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUAL TECHNICAL ELEMENTS & THE INTEGRATION OF THESE ELEMENTS OF THE HYPERSONIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS OF THE FUTURE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETAI NI NG AND lOR I MPROVI NG THE BALANCE OF TRADE I N THE YEAR 2000 +

• THE H. R. A.IS WILL ADDRESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF EVALUATING MILITARY TACTICS & POTENTIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONAL SUBSYSTEMS PRIOR TO COMMITMENT OF A FINAL SYSTEM

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.. . •

SINGLE - TURBOJET/TURBOFAN

-TURBOJET & PRE·COOLER

- RAMJET

-SCRAMJET

- ROCKET

COMPOSITE -SUPERSONIC TURBOFAN

- EJECTORAMJET

-SERJ

-TURBORAMJET/TURBOFAN

FUELS

- HYDROCARBONS

- ENDOTHERMIC

-CRYOGENIC

-METHANE

-HVDRDGEN

o

? Space Division ~ ~ North Amencan Rockwell

PROPULSION CYCLE/FUEL CANDIDATES

J

J

I I I I

I

J

I

J

I

t'///////////1 . . VL///LL////////A

I I I I

I J I I I I I I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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• .0; ••

FUEL

J. P. (REG)

METHANE

HYDROGEN

J. P.

METHANE

HYDROGEN

HEAT OF COMBUSTION (BTU '5 'LB)

18,600

21,500

51,750

10,350

10, 750

5, 175(1725)

'.t' Space Division North American Rockwell

PROPERT I ES OF FUELS

HEAT SINK (BTU'S'LB)

165

1,100

4,900

91.5

550

490 (163)

DENSITY (LB 'FT3)

50

26.5

4.3

HEAT SINK LIMIT TEMP

(DEG F)

375

1,000

1,000

AT 1. 8¢ ILB

AT 2¢ ILB

COST (¢ I LB)

1.8

2.0

10 - 30

AT 1& ILB (AT 30¢ ILB)

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