미 공군, HAWC 극초음속 미사일 비행시험 성공
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미 공군이 극초음속 공기흡입 무기(HAWC) 자유 비행시험에 성공 했다네요.
속도는 마하 5고 산소가 풍부한 대기권에서 잘 작동 된다 하구요.
DARPA’S Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) Achieves Successful Flight
2021.09.27
DARPA, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed a free flight test of its
Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) last week.
The missile, built by Raytheon Technologies, was released from an aircraft seconds
before its Northrop Grumman scramjet engine kicked on. The engine compressed
incoming air mixed with its hydrocarbon fuel and began igniting that fast-moving
airflow mixture, propelling the cruiser at a speed greater than Mach 5.
The HAWC vehicle operates best in oxygen-rich atmosphere, where speed and
maneuverability make it difficult to detect in a timely way.
Goals of the mission were: vehicle integration and release sequence, safe separation
from the launch aircraft, booster ignition and boost, booster separation and engine
ignition, and cruise. All primary test objectives were met.
The HAWC flight test data will help validate affordable system designs and manufacturing
approaches that will field air-breathing hypersonic missiles to our warfighters in the near future.
사진 출처 https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2021-09-27