Saenger II, a hypersonic flight and space transportation system
Abstract
The paper presents the actual design status of the Saenger advanced space transportation system which comprises a hypersonic aircraft as first stage (EHTV). This vehicle (European Hypersonic Transport Vehicle) has been conceived for a dual purpose: to serve as the first stage of a launch vehicle with cruise capability, which is required to reach the space station orbit (28.5 deg) from Europe, and in the same basic configuration as passenger plane with some 230 passengers for a range of more than 10,000 km. The optimum cruise speed seems to be Mach 4.4 in 24.5 km altitude for economic and environmental reasons.
- Publication:
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ICAS, 16th Congress
- Pub Date:
- 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988icas.conf..687K
- Keywords:
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- Hypersonic Aircraft;
- Launch Vehicle Configurations;
- Reusable Spacecraft;
- Space Transportation System;
- Aerodynamic Characteristics;
- Propulsion System Performance;
- Spacecraft Configurations;
- Trajectory Optimization;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles