Current MBDA R&T Effort on Ram/Scramjet and Detonation Wave Engine

Abstract

Since the fifties, MBDA France, in close cooperation with ONERA, has been leading a sustained effort to develop ramjet technology. This strong involvment led to the development of the Air Sol Moyenne Port?e (ASMP or Medium Range Air-to-Ground) missile which entered service in the French Air Force in 1986 and will be soon replaced by ASMP A. Beyond this development, a lot of advanced studies were performed during the nineties to improve the technology, to increase the accessible flight envelope and to develop needed numerical and experimental means. Increasing the range was one of the main objectives. Many studies of new technologies for thermal insulation, permitting to drastically extend the operating time, were realized. In parallel new airbreathing missile configurations were studied for decreasing the natural Radar Cross Section or increasing cruise speed and altitude. Complementary studies were performed to improve the volumic impulse of liquid fuels particularly by using Boron slurries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA507743

Entities

People

  • Francois Falempin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Combustion
  • Detonation Waves
  • Engines
  • Generators
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Ignition
  • Mach Number
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Production
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Ramjet Engines
  • Supersonic Combustion
  • Supersonic Combustion Ramjet Engines
  • Test Facilities
  • Thermal Insulation

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics