Non-American Hypersonic Aircraft

[James Cho]

Can anyone list some non-US hypersonic aircraft? Brief descriptions
would be appreciated as well.

[Michael Petukhov]

(James Cho) wrote in message >...
> Can anyone list some non-US hypersonic aircraft? Brief descriptions
> would be appreciated as well.


http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/week/040224.htm

Michael

[Peter Stickney]

In article >,
(James Cho) writes:
> Can anyone list some non-US hypersonic aircraft? Brief descriptions
> would be appreciated as well.

In terms of stuff that's actually flown, the candidates pretty much
are Soviet subscale Buran model that flew some reeentry tests into the
Pacific, and the Buran prototype itself, for the reeentry of its one
flight.


--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster

[Scott Ferrin]

On 30 Mar 2004 05:18:14 -0800, (Michael
Petukhov) wrote:

(James Cho) wrote in message >...
>> Can anyone list some non-US hypersonic aircraft? Brief descriptions
>> would be appreciated as well.
>
>
>http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/week/040224.htm
>
>Michael


It would be interesting to see what the thing looks like. Any links
with a photo (even in Russian)?

[Henry J Cobb]

French-Russian Partnership on Hypersonic Wide Range Ramjets
http://hypersonic2002.aaaf.asso.fr/papers/17_5254.pdf

The French and Russians are working on a (possibly) methane powered
superplane?

That stinks! ;-)

-HJC

[Michael Petukhov]

Scott Ferrin > wrote in message >...
> On 30 Mar 2004 05:18:14 -0800, (Michael
> Petukhov) wrote:
>
> (James Cho) wrote in message >...
> >> Can anyone list some non-US hypersonic aircraft? Brief descriptions
> >> would be appreciated as well.
> >
> >
> >http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/week/040224.htm
> >
> >Michael
>
>
> It would be interesting to see what the thing looks like. Any links
> with a photo (even in Russian)?

No yet, at least as far as I know.

Michael

[Michael Petukhov]

(Peter Stickney) wrote in message >...
> In article >,
> (James Cho) writes:
> > Can anyone list some non-US hypersonic aircraft? Brief descriptions
> > would be appreciated as well.
>
> In terms of stuff that's actually flown, the candidates pretty much
> are Soviet subscale Buran model that flew some reeentry tests into the
> Pacific, and the Buran prototype itself, for the reeentry of its one
> flight.

Objection. It was not a prototype it was a real thing.

Michael

[Peter Stickney]

In article >,
(Michael Petukhov) writes:
> (Peter Stickney) wrote in message >...
>> In article >,
>> (James Cho) writes:
>> > Can anyone list some non-US hypersonic aircraft? Brief descriptions
>> > would be appreciated as well.
>>
>> In terms of stuff that's actually flown, the candidates pretty much
>> are Soviet subscale Buran model that flew some reeentry tests into the
>> Pacific, and the Buran prototype itself, for the reeentry of its one
>> flight.
>
> Objection. It was not a prototype it was a real thing.

I'd almost grant you that one, except that Buran never got past teh
"Instrumentation Only" (No Cargo) phase of its flight test program.
A pity, really. There was some very real potential there.

--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster