A waverider is a hypersonic aircraft design that improves its supersonic lift-to-drag ratio by using the shock waves being generated by its own flight as a lifting surface, a phenomenon known …

The Boeing X-51 Waverider is an unmanned research scramjet experimental aircraft for hypersonic flight at Mach 5 (3,300 mph; 5,300 km/h) and an altitude of 70,000 feet (21,000 m). …

We can now learn how waveriders are optimized based on the characteristics of the assumed flowfield. The waverider owes its origins to work done on winged atmospheric reentry vehicles …

In this study, an innovative engineering design approach that can provide possible baseline configurations for hypersonic airplanes, launch vehicles, and missile systems, is explored. A …

geometries of hypersonic airbreathing engine-integrated airframes. Waveriders have been considered for various types of missions including hypersonic cruise vehicles, single-stage-to …

Before detailing the specifics of waverider design and performance, we will first look at the characteristics of and design issues related to hypersonic aircraft in general. Based on these …

In supersonic and hypersonic flow, the shock wave formed by the lifting body at the leading edge is carrying much of the information about lift, wave drag and noise, these are the key issues in …

Jan 7, 2024 · Many are now working to push the speed envelope to its next great frontier, that of hypersonic travel at 5 to 25 times the speed of sound. One of the most practical and efficient …

The experimental X-51A Waverider is an unmanned, autonomous supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight test demonstrator for the U.S. Air Force. The X-51A is designed to …

The purpose of this paper is to obtain close form expressions for the dynamic stability of conical wave riders with flat surfaces which could be equipped with lifting surfaces on its plain flat …