The report has three parts: 1) Lightcraft inlet design: The work outlines the innovative streamtraced design methodology and a number of suitable lightcraft inlet designs. It also contains an analysis of laser detonation, a system level analysis of lightcraft flight and analysis of a ground test model. 2) Experimental ground testing. The lightcraft design documented in Part 1 was tested at the University of Southern Queensland's hypersonic test facility. This report documents these tests that include both flow visualization and surface pressure measurements for a range of angles of attack. 3) Future flight test program. A feasibility study was performed to investigate how a future lightcraft test program may be conducted. A multi-part test program is described including trajectory and cost estimates.


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    Titel :

    Investigation of Innovative Lightcraft Designs for Hypersonic Air Breathing and Rocket Flight by Beamed Energy Propulsion


    Beteiligte:
    C. Doolan (Autor:in) / V. Wheatley (Autor:in) / D. Froning (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2012


    Format / Umfang :

    251 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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