Research/Patents/US 5082206
US 5082206Tier 3 — General Defense

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.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Jun 8, 1989

Rescinded

Jun 13, 1990

Duration

1 year

Inventor

  • 1PAUL H. KUTSCHENREUTER

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