The relentless pursuit of hypersonic flight

• Published in: Physics today Vol. 70; no. 11; pp. 30 - 36
• Main Author: Leyva, Ivett A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York American Institute of Physics 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Aerodynamics; Flight control systems; Fluid mechanics

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...