Hyper-X

	Hyper-X

Research Vehicle Flight Test Preparation and Conduct - 1 ^st Flight (Mach 7)
- Combined Systems Test (CST) - March 15, 2001
- News Conference at DFRC - April 18, 2001
- Captive Carry Test Flight - April 28, 2001
- First Mach 7 Test Flight - June 2, 2001
  - Propulsion Day of Flight Data Analysis
  - Post Flight Detailed Data Analysis

Research Vehicle Flight Test Preparation and Conduct - 2 ^nd Flight (Mach 7)
- Captive Carry Test Flight - January 26, 2004
- Research Flight - March 27, 2004
Research Vehicle Flight Test Preparation and Conduct - 3 ^rd Flight (Mach 10)
- Research Flight - November 16, 2004

Scramjet Engine Controls Development

Engine/Flowpath Development, Performance and Operability Verification Ground Testing
- Mach 7 tests of the HXFE in the 8-FT HTT
- Mach 7 tests of HXEM and PSC in the AHSTF
- Mach 5 tests of DFX in the CHSTF
- Mach 10 tests of HSM in the HyPulse

Mach 7 Ground Test Program Data Analysis Utilizing SRGULL
- HXFE, HXEM, HSM, DFX, CFD

Integrated Aero-Propulsive CFD

Related Web Sites

Hyper-X Flight Engine Test Program - HXFE ground test program in the NASA LaRC 8-Ft. High Temperature Tunnel.

Hyper-X Engine Model Test Program - HXEM ground test program in the NASA LaRC 8-Ft. High Temperature Tunnel.

NASA "Hyper-X" Program Demonstrates Scramjet Technologies - NASA Facts On-Line, FS-2006-01-118-LaRC.

NASA Dryden Hyper-X Factsheet

NASA Langley Hyper-X Website

NASA Dryden Hyper-X Web Site

Hyper-X Images and Launch/Flight Animations on NASA Langley's LISAR Server

Hyper-X Images on NASA Dryden's Photo Server

ADAPT Server 8-FT HTT Hyper-X Engine Model (HXEM) Test 141 On-line Test Notebook (Account Required)

ADAPT Server 8-FT HTT Hyper-X Flight Engine (HXFE) Test 142 On-line Test Notebook (Account Required)

Related Publications

Hyper-X Glider Kit - (PDF-732KB)

AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets - Vol. 38, No. 6, November–December 2001

Hyper-X Aerodynamics: The X-43A Airframe-Integrated Scramjet Propulsion Flight-Test Experiments,Walter C. Engelund (PDF-45KB)
Aerodynamic Database Development for the Hyper-X Airframe-Integrated Scramjet Propulsion Experiments, Walter C. Engelund; Scott D. Holland; Charles E. Cockrell Jr.; Robert D. Bittner (PDF-833KB)
Hyper-X Stage Separation Wind-Tunnel Test Program, William C. Woods; Scott D. Holland; Michael DiFulvio (PDF-1.18MB)
Computational Fluid Dynamics Prediction of Hyper-X Stage Separation Aerodynamics, Pieter G. Buning; Tin-Chee Wong; Arthur D. Dilley; Jenn L. Pao (PDF-435KB)
Hyper-X Research Vehicle Experimental Aerodynamics Test Program Overview, Scott D. Holland; William C. Woods; Walter C. Engelund (PDF-651KB)
Integrated Aeropropulsive Computational Fluid Dynamics Methodology for the Hyper-X Flight Experiment, Charles E. Cockrell Jr; Walter C. Engelund; Robert D. Bittner; Tom N. Jentink; Arthur D. Dilley; Abdelkader Frendi (PDF-416KB)
Hyper-X Flight Engine Ground Testing for Flight Risk Reduction, Lawrence D. Huebner; Kenneth E. Rock; Edward G. Ruf; David W. Witte; Earl H. Andrews Jr (PDF-776KB)
Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Trip Development for Hyper-X, Scott A. Berry; Aaron H. Auslender; Arthur D. Dilley; John F. Calleja (PDF-1.01MB)

X-43–Scramjet Power Breaks the Hypersonic Barrier Dryden Lectureship in Research for 2006, C. R. McClinton, AIAA 2006-1, 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 9 - 12 January 2006, Reno, Nevada. (Paper: PDF -6.4MB).

Comparison of Hyper-X Mach 10 Scramjet Preflight Predictions and Flight Data. P. G. Ferlemann, AIAA 2005-3352, AIAA/CIRA 13th International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technologies, Capua, Italy, May 16-20, 2005. (Paper: PDF -4.54MB).

Scramjet Development Tests Supporting the Mach 10 Flight of the X-43, R. C. Rogers, A. T. Shih, and N. E. Hass, AIAA 2005-3351, AIAA/CIRA 13th International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technologies, Capua, Italy, May 16-20, 2005. (Paper: PDF -1.94MB).

Overview With Results and Lessons Learned of the X-43A Mach 10 Flight, L. A. Marshall, C. Bahm, G. P. Corpening and R. Sherrill, AIAA 2005-3336, AIAA/CIRA 13th International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technologies, Capua, Italy, May 16-20, 2005. (Paper: PDF -1.95MB).

Hyper-X Scramjet Design, Ground Test and Flight Test Results, S.M. Ferlemann, C.R. McClinton, K.E. Rock, and R. T. Voland, AIAA 2005-3332, AIAA/CIRA 13th International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technologies, Capua, Italy, May 16-20, 2005. (Paper: PDF -1.63MB).

Hyper-X Mach 10 Engine Flowpath Development: Fifth Entry Test Conditions and Methodology
R. J. Bakos, C.-Y. Tsai, R. C. Rogers and A. T. Shih, AIAA 2001-1814, AIAA/NAL-NASDA-ISAS 10 ^th International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Kyoto, Japan, April 24-27, 2001, (Paper: PDF-1.44MB).

Hyper-X Flight Engine Ground Testing for X-43 Flight Risk Reduction, L. D. Huebner, K. E. Rock, E. G. Ruf , D. W. Witte, and E. H. Andrews, Jr., AIAA 2001-1809, AIAA/NAL-NASDA-ISAS 10 ^th International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Kyoto, Japan, April 24-27, 2001, pp. 14, (Paper: PDF-1.19MB; Presentation: PDF-2.58MB ).

Hyper-X Engine Testing in the NASA Langley 8-Foot High Temperature Tunnel, L. D. Huebner, K. E. Rock, D. W. Witte, E. G. Ruf and E. H. Andrews, Jr. AIAA/AMSE/SAE/ASEE 36 ^th Joint Propulsion Conference, Huntsville, AL, AIAA 2000-3605, July 17-19, 2000, pp. 12, (PDF-245KB).

NASA's Hyper-X Scramjet Engine Ground Test Program, K. E. Rock, R. T. Voland, R. C. Rogers and L. D. Huebner, 14th International Symposium on Airbreathing Engines, Florence, Italy, ISABE 99-7214, September 5-10, 1999, (PDF-1.67MB).

Propulsion System Airframe Integration Issues and Aerodynamic Database Development for the Hyper-X Flight Research Vehicle, Walter C. Engelund, Scott D. Holland, Charles E. Cockrell, Jr. and Robert D. Bittner, 14th International Symposium on Airbreathing Engines, Florence, Italy, ISABE 99-7215, September 5-10, 1999, (PDF-174KB).

Hyper-X Engine Design and Ground Test Program, R. T. Voland, K. E. Rock, L. D. Huebner, D. W. Witte, K. E. Fischer and C. R. McClinton, AIAA Eighth International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Norfolk, VA, AIAA 98-1532, April 27-30, 1998, pp. 12, (PDF-293KB).

The NASA Hyper-X Program, Delma C. Freeman, Jr., David E. Reubush, Charles R. McClinton, Vincent L. Rausch and J. Larry Crawford, 48th International Astronautical Congress, Turin, Italy, October 6-10, 1997, (PDF-1MB).

Hyper-X: Flight Validation of Hypersonic Airbreathing Technology, Vincent L. Rausch, Charles R. McClinton and J. Larry Crawford, XIII ISABE (International Society for Air Breathing Engines), Chattanooga, Tennessee, ISABE 97-7024, September 7-12, 1997, (PDF-1MB).

Calibration of the Langley 8-Foot High Temperature Tunnel for Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion Testing, L. D. Huebner, K. E. Rock, R. T. Voland and A. R. Wieting, 19th AIAA Advanced Measurement and Ground Testing Technology Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, AIAA 96-2197, June 17-20, 1996, (PDF-649KB).