Pioneer Rocketplane Conceptual Design Study

Pioneer Rocketplane Conceptual Design Study

The Pioneer Rocketplane is a two-seat, F-111-sized aircraftl powered by turbofan engines and a kerosene/oxygen-burnning RD-120 rocket engine that, using an expendable upper stage, boosts a 3000-lb satellite to a circular low Earth orbit. The Rocketplane takes off with its turbofan engines and climbs...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of aircraft 2002-05, Vol.39 (3), p.507-511
Hauptverfasser: Raymer, Daniel P, Clapp, Mitchell Burnside
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Air transportation and traffic
Aircraft
Applied sciences
Design
Exact sciences and technology
Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction
Rockets
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Zusammenfassung:The Pioneer Rocketplane is a two-seat, F-111-sized aircraftl powered by turbofan engines and a kerosene/oxygen-burnning RD-120 rocket engine that, using an expendable upper stage, boosts a 3000-lb satellite to a circular low Earth orbit. The Rocketplane takes off with its turbofan engines and climbs to approximately 20,000 ft, where it meets a tanker aircraft, taking on about 48,000 lb of kerosene jet fuel.
ISSN:0021-8669
1533-3868
DOI:10.2514/2.2957