HYPERSONIC SPACE COMPLEX Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: hypersonic space flying vehicles. SUBSTANCE: complex has airframe of hypersonic flying vehicle of aeroplane configuration with delta wing 9 triangular in plan and vertical tail 10, fuselage of flying vehicle which is aerodynamically integrated with wing has cargo compartment and tail section 6; complex is provided with cruise jet engines 8 which can operate on hydrogen propellant and hydrocarbon propellant; complex has V-shaped recess for mounting either booster (bipropellant tank 13 and additional liquid-propellant rocket engines 14 in version of injection of useful loads into space or two or more tanks of lesser capacity (without additional engines) in version of hypersonic aeroplane (airliner). Standard flight modes of flying vehicle: motion in atmosphere at ascent and descent at maximum aerodynamic efficiency over wavy trajectory (at suborbital speed in upper atmosphere at altitudes of 70 to 100 km). EFFECT: extended field of application and enhanced aerodynamic efficiency of complex. 6 dwg