Hypersonic flight

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Hypersonic flight is flight through the atmosphere at speeds above about Mach 5.5, a speed where disassociation of air begins to become significant and high heat loads exist.

Hypersonic flight has been achieved by the Space Shuttle's orbiter, the Apollo command module, Buran and scramjets.

Contents 1 History 2 Proposed hypersonic aircraft 3 Cancelled hypersonic aircraft 4 See also 5 References

[edit] History

[edit] Proposed hypersonic aircraft

• HyperSoar

[edit] Cancelled hypersonic aircraft

• Sanger bomber
• X-20 Dyna-Soar
• NASP

[edit] See also

• Hypersonic
• Supersonic transport
• Lifting body
• Atmospheric entry

[edit] References

• A comparative analysis of the performance of long-range hypervelocity vehicles