24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-6.6.1

AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCES OF THE COMBINED CYCLE INLET

S. Kubota, K. Tani*, G. Masuya
Tohoku University; *Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan

Keywords: combined cycle engine, inlet, aerodynamics, space plane

Ramp compression type inlets for the combined cycle engine were investigated in Mach 4 wind tunnel. Geometries of the inlet models were changed to clarify their effects to the aerodynamic performances and the starting characteristics.

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