The Hyper-X launch vehicle: Challenges and design considerations for hypersonic flight testing

A Collection of Technical Papers - 13th AIAA/CIRA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1201-1219

  Joyce, Phillip J ^a,c,d   Pomroy, John B ^e   Grindle, Laurie ^b,c,d  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c X 43A ^*

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Guidance Navigation and Control

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC SHAPE; FLIGHT FAILURE; HYPERSONIC VEHICLES; LAUNCH VEHICLE SYSTEMS;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS; JETS; LAUNCHING; PROBLEM SOLVING; VEHICLES;

HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 29044447265     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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