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The waverider design concept was first developed by Terence Nonweiler of the Queen's University of Belfast, and first described in print in 1951 as a re-entry vehicle. It consisted of a delta-wing platform with a low wing loading to provide considerable surface area to dump the heat of re-entry.
The concept of matching the wing leading edge to the shock formed off the vehicle forebody is the underlying principle behind the waverider concept. Stability and Control: Because of the fundamental differences between subsonic and hypersonic design criteria, we might expect fundamental differences in the stability and controllability of ...
The waverider owes its origins to work done on winged atmospheric reentry vehicles in the 1950s. In 1959, Terence Nonweiler proposed that a three-dimensional hypersonic vehicle could be constructed from a known flowfield, like those described earlier.
Nov 3, 2016 · A waverider design methodology is used as the basis for the parametric design technique, with required modifications (e.g., leading edge blunting and integration of a cylindrical payload volume representing the crew compartment) used to allow the generation of practical reentry configurations.
- Marcus A. Lobbia
- 2017
Jan 7, 2024 · Finally, several concept vehicles and potential applications for hypersonic flight will be presented. What is a Waverider? Simply put, a waverider is any vehicle that uses its own shock wave to improve its overall performance.
Feb 4, 2022 · It is worth considering the speeds of hypersonic missiles (in this case HCMs) and comparing them with those of ballistic missiles (which may or may not carry an HGV as a re-entry vehicle) to get an idea of how long it takes for both types to reach targets at different distances (see figure 2).
Jun 19, 2012 · Numerical and experimental study on waverider with blunt leading edge Computers & Fluids, Vol. 84 Multi-Objective Optimization of Hypersonic Vehicles under Asymmetric Boundary-Layer Conditions
