25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-5.2.4

CONTROL OF SUPERSONIC AIR-INTAKE WITH VARIABLE RAMP

Y. Watanabe, A. Murakami
JAXA, Japan

Keywords: Propulsion, Inlet, Control, Wind Tunnel Testing

Control test of the supersonic air intake was performed by using supersonic wind tunnel. It was validated that the stable operation range of the air intake with variable ramp becomes much wider than that of the intake with fixed ramp. By using emulators make operative requirement to the engine clear.

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