Study on the Current Status and Development Direction of Hypersonic Vehicle Research

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10.2991/978-94-6239-701-9_34How to use a DOI?

Keywords

hypersonic; lifting body; Waverider; aerodynamic layout

Abstract

Hypersonic vehicle has important scientific research value and application prospect. The aerodynamic layout structure to cope with the complex flow characteristics in the high-speed environment is the core factor affecting the performance of hypersonic vehicles. Until now, the design and development process of hypersonic vehicles still faces great challenges. At present, the commonly used aerodynamic layout structures include lift body, wave multiplier and so on. Among them, the Waverider body aerodynamic layout has a higher lift and lift-to-drag ratio, which is also a development direction for future hypersonic vehicles. This paper reviews the research progress of various countries in the field of hypersonic vehicles, analyzes and summarizes the main characteristics of different aerodynamic layout vehicles, and looks forward to the future development direction of hypersonic vehicles in military and civil fields. The future development direction of hypersonic vehicles in civil field is prospected.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jingzhe Hao
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/07/30
TI  - Study on the Current Status and Development Direction of Hypersonic Vehicle Research
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 11th International Conference on Social Sciences and Economic Development (ICSSED 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 320
EP  - 333
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-701-9_34
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-701-9_34
ID  - Hao2026
ER  -