Orbiter/launch system

Aeronautics and astronautics – Composite aircraft

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244160, 244 63, B64C 3702, B64D 500

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ABSTRACT:
An orbit vehicle launch system including reusable turbojet propelled booster vehicles releasably connected to a reusable rocket powered orbit vehicle. The coupled orbiter-booster combination takes off horizontally and ascends to staging altitude and speed under booster power with both orbiter and booster wings providing lift. After staging, the booster vehicles fly back to earth for horizontal landing and the orbiter vehicle continues ascending to orbit.

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Smith, "An Approach to Economic Space Transportation", Aircraft Engineering, Jun., 1966, pp. 20 & 25-31.

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