The NASA Langley Research Center has been conducting research for over four decades to develop technology for an airbreathing-propelled vehicle. Several other organizations within the United States have also been involved in this endeavor. Even though significant progress has been made over this period, a hypersonic airbreathing vehicle has not yet been realized due to low technology maturity. One of the major reasons for the slow progress in technology development has been the low level and cyclic nature of funding. The paper provides a brief historical overview of research in hypersonic airbreathing technology and then discusses current efforts at NASA Langley to develop various analytical, computational, and experimental design tools and their application in the development of future hypersonic airbreathing vehicles. The main focus of this paper is on the hypersonic airbreathing propulsion technology.
Research in Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion at the NASA Langley Research Center
Fifteenth International Symposium on Airbreathing Engines ; 2001 ; Bangalore, India
2001-01-01
Conference paper
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English
Airbreathing Hypersonic Systems Focus at NASA Langley Research Center
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
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