Hypersonic 'Waverider' Experiment Yields Aerodynamic Data

WAVERIDER RESULTS A suborbital reentry experiment has produced aerodynamic data with a subscale hypersonic "waverider" shape designed to achieve additional lift by "riding" its windward hypersonic shock wave like a speedboat or surfboard. The third Sub-Orbital Aerodynamic Reentry Experiments (Soarex...

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