NASA budgets $15 million for hypersonic flight

real6 · 08-11-2010, 04:12 PM

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You're probably familiar with supersonic planes like the SR-71 Blackbird pictured above, which managed to fly at over three times the speed of sound, but imagine this: NASA set aside $15 million to develop a hypersonic plane that could exit our atmosphere at speeds between Mach 5 and Mach 20. The US space agency's not expecting to build it quite that cheaply, of course, and it's not holding out hope for a contractor to build the entire plane just yet -- the organization intends to fund some sixteen smaller science and engineering projects (ranging from "how to build a Mach 8+ engine" to "predicting hypersonic fluid dynamics") and letting would-be government contractors pick and choose. Know how to quantify baseline turbulent aeroheating uncertainty in a hypersonic environment? You've got until November 23rd to get your proposal in.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/08/n...rsonic-flight/

robdoo · 08-11-2010, 05:13 PM

I'm working on my proposal now.

Through vigorous scientific research i have come up with this marvelous idea of sticking bouncy balls to the bottoms of pogosticks, the combination of the two will get a passanger and some luggage well beyond the Mach 20 speed. It cant fail!

spock · 08-11-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by real6

Know how to quantify baseline turbulent aeroheating uncertainty in a hypersonic environment?

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08-11-2010, 04:12 PM	#1
real6 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: From The Rotten Apple. Now Scandinavia Posts: 9,486	NASA budgets $15 million for hypersonic flight http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget....10-sr71600.jpg You're probably familiar with supersonic planes like the SR-71 Blackbird pictured above, which managed to fly at over three times the speed of sound, but imagine this: NASA set aside $15 million to develop a hypersonic plane that could exit our atmosphere at speeds between Mach 5 and Mach 20. The US space agency's not expecting to build it quite that cheaply, of course, and it's not holding out hope for a contractor to build the entire plane just yet -- the organization intends to fund some sixteen smaller science and engineering projects (ranging from "how to build a Mach 8+ engine" to "predicting hypersonic fluid dynamics") and letting would-be government contractors pick and choose. Know how to quantify baseline turbulent aeroheating uncertainty in a hypersonic environment? You've got until November 23rd to get your proposal in. http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/08/n...rsonic-flight/ __________________ "My father may not approve, but I am no longer his disciple, I am a master now, an idea transcended into life. And so this is my new path, which is a lot like the old one - only mine. To stay on that path I need to work harder, explore new rituals, evolve. Am I evil? Am I good? I'm done asking those questions, I dont have the answers - does anyone?" -Dexter Morgan

08-11-2010, 05:13 PM	#2
robdoo Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 528	I'm working on my proposal now. Through vigorous scientific research i have come up with this marvelous idea of sticking bouncy balls to the bottoms of pogosticks, the combination of the two will get a passanger and some luggage well beyond the Mach 20 speed. It cant fail!