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Factors Affecting the Surface Temperature of a Hypersonic Aircraft

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

C. S. Sinnott
C. S. Sinnott*
Affiliation:
Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd.
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Summary

It is shown that by combining the dependence of boundary layer heating on local flow conditions with the lifting characteristics of hypersonic wings a simple relationship between wing loading and surface temperature can be derived. This replaces the common concept of an altitude/Mach number flight corridor through which hypersonic flight appears possible without exceeding an acceptable surface temperature, and indicates that flight beyond Mach 6 will in fact require considerable material or cooling developments.

Type
Technical Notes
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 67 , Issue 634 , October 1963 , pp. 672 - 674
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1963

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