HYPERSONIC FLYING VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: aviation. SUBSTANCE: flying vehicle has supersonic combustion ramjet engine with magnetogasdynamic generator at combustion chamber inlet and active thermal protection system - conversion of hydrocarbon fuel with catalytic chemical heat regeneration reactors located in kin of nose fuselage and leading edges of winds; they are connected with engine combustion chamber. Flying vehicle is additionally provided with streamlining control unit including artificial plasma generation unit, electrode system consisting of anodes and cathodes and energy converter. Electrodes are arranged in nose fuselage and in leading edges of wings where catalytic reactors of thermal protection system are located. Artificial plasma generation unit is connected with magnetogasdynamic generator through energy converter. EFFECT: reduced drag. 1 dwg