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Facing the Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics

Facing the Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics

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ISBN10: 0486827631
ISBN13: 9780486827636
Publisher: Dover Pubn Inc
Published: Sep 12 2018
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.36
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
This volume from The NASA History Series presents an overview of the science of hypersonics, the study of flight at speeds at which the physics of flows is dominated by aerodynamic heating. The survey begins during the years immediately following World War II, with the first steps in hypersonic research: the development of missile nose cones and the X-15; the earliest concepts of hypersonic propulsion; and the origin of the scramjet engine. Next, it addresses the re-entry problem, which came to the forefront during the mid-1950s, showing how work in this area supported the manned space program and contributed to the development of the orbital shuttle.

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