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Jet would skitter across globe in 2 hours

A proposed aircraft could fly between most points on Earth in 2 hours by skipping along the top of the atmosphere.

 

References:

Carter, P.H. II, D.J. Pines, and L. vonEggers Rudd. In press. Approximate performance of periodic hypersonic cruise trajectories for global reach. Journal of Aircraft.

Scuderi, L.F., G.F. Orton, and J.L. Hunt. 1998. Mach 10 cruise/space access vehicle definition. 8th International AIAA Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference. April. Norfolk, Va.

 

Further Readings:

Lipkin, R. 1995. SST emissions cut stratospheric ozone. Science News 148(Oct. 7):229.

Peterson, I. 1995. Sonic impact. Science News 148(Sept. 23):206.

Sources:

Preston H. Carter, II
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
7000 East Avenue, L-043
Livermore, CA 94551-0808

James L. Hunt
NASA Langley Research Center
Mailstop 350
Hampton, VA 23681-2199

James Speyer
University of California, Los Angeles
Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering Department
420 Westwood Plaza, Box 951597
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 12, September 19, 1998, p. 182.
Copyright © 1998 by Science Service.

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