Aeronautics and astronautics – Composite aircraft
Patent
1996-09-16
1998-04-21
Grant, William
Aeronautics and astronautics
Composite aircraft
244160, 244169, 244172, 244 63, 2441374, 244139, B64G 114, B64G 140
Patent
active
057409854
ABSTRACT:
The orbital launch system is a three stage vehicle to launch orbital payloads. The system uses a turbofan powered aircraft as the first stage with an aerospacecraft attached by an underling aerospacecraft pylon at an aircraft engine mount for carriage. The aerospacecraft is the second stage and is powered by an ejector ramjet engine. The aerospacecraft has a cargo bay with cargo bay doors in its midsection. A booster rocket with payload is launched from the cargo bay by use of an ejection system. Normally the payload is mounted on a rocket booster to be placed in the proper orbit. The orbital launch system may also have a parachute drop recovery system to recover the booster rocket after it deorbits.
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Scott Harry
Wurst Stephen G.
Beech Dennis W.
Grant William
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