Hypersonic flight vehicle

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1988-07-25

1992-01-21

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft power plants

602701, B64D 3302, F02C 704

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050822063

ABSTRACT:
A hypersonic inlet and a hypersonic engine and flight vehicle having such an inlet. The three-dimensionally-swept inlet has an upper member with a caret-shaped lower surface portion producing a two-dimensional wedge flow below such lower surface portion. The inlet also has a lower member having two inverted and transposed semi-caret-shaped upper surface portions producing a two-dimensional wedge flow above such upper surface portions. An inlet aft portion connects together the upper and lower members and has an orifice defining the engine inlet throat which at least partially receives the two-dimensional flows.

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