HYPERSONIC FLIGHT VEHICLE
Assignee
General Electric
Filed as: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORP. OF NEW YORK
Filed
Jul 25, 1988
Granted
Jan 21, 1992
Location
LOVELAND OH US
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.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Jun 8, 1989
Rescinded
Jun 13, 1990
Duration
1 year
Inventor
- 1PAUL H. KUTSCHENREUTER
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5082206
- Application
- 07223826
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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