STS 2000 - A reference airbreathing SSTO
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present the most recent results (including wind tunnel testing) dealing with a SSTO using airbreathing propulsion up to March 6. The choice of the external shape of the vehicle is explained then the aerodynamic coefficients of the glider are derived. The integration of the propulsion system (a turborocket-ramjet-rocket) to the vehicle is then presented including forebody effects. The launch trajectory and the way to refine it thanks to a simultaneous optimization of the mass budget, is described. The internal accommodation and the structural concepts are briefly presented.
- Publication:
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29th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
- Pub Date:
- December 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991aiaa.meetQZ...W
- Keywords:
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- Aerodynamic Characteristics;
- Air Breathing Boosters;
- Propulsion System Configurations;
- Single Stage To Orbit Vehicles;
- Forebodies;
- Ramjet Engines;
- Reusable Launch Vehicles;
- Space Transportation System;
- Systems Integration;
- Trajectory Analysis;
- Wind Tunnel Tests;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles