Aircraft with hybrid aerodynamic and space flight, and associated flight control method

A technology of aerodynamics and navigation methods, which is applied in the direction of spaceflight aircraft, aircraft, spaceflight equipment, etc., and can solve the problem of insufficient wing carrying capacity.

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-09-02
ASTRIUM GMBH
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[0022] The aircraft comprises a generally cylindrical fuselage 1 , but tapers towards the nose 2 at the front of the aircraft. Extending from the fuselage 1 is a transverse wing 3 that extends substantially laterally of the aircraft and is slightly curved backwards, and is arranged at the rear of the fuselage 1 at a distance of approximately 10% of the total length from the front. 80%, the horizontal canard plane front wing 4 positioned at the front is not far from the nose, and similar to traditional aircraft, the vertical tail 5 is above the rear and has a large backward deflection. Here, the wing 3 is arranged in the lower part of the fuselage 1 , but the wing could also be located in the mid-height part or in the upper part of the fuselage. The aircraft should also include landing gear 6 located under the fuselage 1 and a pair of aero-engines (turbojet engines) 7 also located at the rear of the fuselage 1 but slightly forward of the wings 3 . In this embodiment, the aeroe...

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This aircraft comprises both thrusters (7, 16, 17) for conventional aircraft flight through the atmosphere and for high-altitude use as a rocket. It is divided into a payload compartment (8) and a compartment (13) chiefly containing the rocket motor propellants. It comprises a long, low-backsweep transverse wing (3) near the rear to provide better wing lift in the dense strata of the atmosphere and allow the aircraft to climb to high altitudes at subsonic speed before the rocket motors are used. Return to earth is in gliding flight or flight controlled in the same way as a conventional aircraft.

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technical field [0001] The subject of the invention is an aircraft of hybrid aerodynamic and space flight and the associated navigation method. Background technique [0002] The technical field of the invention is the field of space shuttles, ie aircraft capable of taking off from the ground like an airplane, reaching space and also returning like an airplane and landing on Earth. These vehicles must be able to carry payloads and provide the full safety conditions for manned flight like conventional aircraft and, unlike rockets (which cannot be reused during launch at the end of a flight), they must especially be reusable. The space term is understood according to the terminology of the International Aeronautical Federation, space means all space outside the Earth's atmosphere (usually at altitudes above 100 km). It can also be understood that the atmosphere of space is very thin in order to allow the flight of traditional aircraft. [0003] Orbital planes can be distingui...

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IPC IPC(8): B64G1/00B64G1/14B64C30/00B64D27/02
CPCY02T50/44B64D27/023B64G1/002B64G1/14B64G1/401B64D2027/026Y02T50/40B64G1/005
Inventor 克里斯托夫·沙瓦尼亚克热罗姆·贝特朗于格·拉波特-韦瓦达奥利维耶·普兰菲利普·马塔朗罗伯特·莱恩
Owner ASTRIUM GMBH
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