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Reaction Engines LAPCAT A2
LAPCAT (Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies) was a 36-month European FP6 study to examine ways to produce engines for a Mach number 4-8 hypersonic flight aircraft. The project ended in April 2008. It was funded by the European Commission research and development fund (rather than ESA), and cost 7 million euros. LAPCAT II, a 10 million euro, four-year, follow on project, started in October 2008. The study aims to refine some of the results of the first study "allowing the definition of a detailed development roadmap" of a Mach five vehicle. Objectives Two major technologies were to be considered: * ram-compression, which needs an additional propulsion system to achieve its minimum working speed. * active compression, which has an upper Mach number limitation but can accelerate a vehicle up to its cruise speed. Key objectives were the definition and evaluation of: * different propulsion cycles and concepts for high-speed flight at Mach 4 to 8 such as turbin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LAPCAT And LAPCAT II Logos
LAPCAT (Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies) was a 36-month European FP6 study to examine ways to produce engines for a Mach number 4-8 hypersonic flight aircraft. The project ended in April 2008. It was funded by the European Commission research and development fund (rather than ESA), and cost 7 million euros. LAPCAT II, a 10 million euro, four-year, follow on project, started in October 2008. The study aims to refine some of the results of the first study "allowing the definition of a detailed development roadmap" of a Mach five vehicle. Objectives Two major technologies were to be considered: * ram-compression, which needs an additional propulsion system to achieve its minimum working speed. * active compression, which has an upper Mach number limitation but can accelerate a vehicle up to its cruise speed. Key objectives were the definition and evaluation of: * different propulsion cycles and concepts for high-speed flight at Mach 4 to 8 such as turbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |