The relentless pursuit of hypersonic flight

A discussion of all the technological impediments to hypersonic flight could fill volumes. To make such travel practical and routine, scientists and engineers will need to devise new approaches to propulsion, material design, and flight control and develop deeper understandings of fluid mechanics an...

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Published inPhysics today Vol. 70; no. 11; pp. 30 - 36
Main Author Leyva, Ivett A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York American Institute of Physics 01.11.2017
Subjects
Aerodynamics
Flight control systems
Fluid mechanics
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Summary:A discussion of all the technological impediments to hypersonic flight could fill volumes. To make such travel practical and routine, scientists and engineers will need to devise new approaches to propulsion, material design, and flight control and develop deeper understandings of fluid mechanics and other topics. Here, Leyva focuses primarily on the fundamental fluid mechanics challenges. She describes the key scientific questions that need to be answered and the progress that's been made so far.
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ISSN:0031-9228
1945-0699
DOI:10.1063/PT.3.3762