DARPA - Integrated Hypersonics (IH) / HX concept (Falcon HTV follow-on?)

[antigravite]

Hi there, and hello back again...

Just found an interesting bunch of illustrated material popping out of DARPA's IH (Integrated Hypersonics) program Proposer's days presentations.

We have:
(1) a notional HX boost-glide vehicle concept, clearly building upon the HTV-1 and HTV-2 experience. Comments: CAV-like vehicles still years away from being part of the inventory! (Hardly a surprise.)
(2) artworks of past BG vehicle concepts that I cannot identify. Maybe an HpAMaRV...

source: DARPA / IH_Proposers_Day_Briefing.pdf (August 14, 2012)

Any feedback?

 

[dark sidius]

The booster on the picture look like a spacex falcon. It look like the early HTV-3 they speak about ground or air launch interesting.Its a mix between the HTV-2 and the X-37b

 

[sferrin]

Well at least DARPA still knows how to make a powerpoint.

 

[aim9xray]

Well, at least DARPA's support contractors still know how to make a powerpoint...

 

[sferrin]

Well, at least DARPA's support contractors still know how to make a powerpoint...

Sad isn't it?

 

[dark sidius]

The futur hx will support rapid transport that mean to have a pressuring system to transport a squad. And payload bay to support Prompt global strike. I think Darpa invest in HX instead of the Hypersonic cruise vehicle with airbreathing hypersonic engine. Hypersonic glider are more mature than hypersonic platform with scramjet. This kind of system can serve to a point to point transport. Virgin Galactic want to have a think like this in the futur, a civilian point to point transport.

 

[sferrin]

The futur hx will support rapid transport that mean to have a pressuring system to transport a squad. And payload bay to support Prompt global strike. I think Darpa invest in HX instead of the Hypersonic cruise vehicle with airbreathing hypersonic engine. Hypersonic glider are more mature than hypersonic platform with scramjet. This kind of system can serve to a point to point transport. Virgin Galactic want to have a think like this in the futur, a civilian point to point transport.

What?

 

[dark sidius]

I said a plane like HX can open the door to a day a civilian point to point transport system. For now its experimental but if the téchnology work it can open the door to a lot of possibility

 

[sferrin]

I said a plane like HX can open the door to a day a civilian point to point transport system. For now its experimental but if the téchnology work it can open the door to a lot of possibility

Like NASP and the Orient Express did? (And that's back when we knew what we were doing.)

 

[dark sidius]

I think you are a little pessimistic Sferrin, the flight of the HTV-2 wasn't a total failure it fly 9 minutes in extrem environnements and if Darpa launch a new programm like HX, I think this technology can working and its time now to progress in Hypersonic. USAF need technology to ensure survivability and now stealth is not enough, look at the new J-20 and J-31in few years they will compete with F-22 and F-35 and at this time it will be the end of superiority.

 

[flateric]

The futur hx will support rapid transport that mean to have a pressuring system to transport a squad.

a squad of mouses?

 

[dark sidius]

Yes for sure for the HX but after that an operationnal system will be size up this work is just for validate the concept. For HX the weight is in the 5000lbs class twice the HTV-2.But an operationnal system will be more in the 20000lbs for mission like prompt global strike. If you read this Darpa projects its for openning prompt global strike mission or survivable transport missions, its not me who say that its Darpa, I think they know theire jobs. The X-37b work very well and this is a mix between HTV-2 and X-37 im confident.

 

[sferrin]

I think you are a little pessimistic Sferrin, the flight of the HTV-2 wasn't a total failure it fly 9 minutes in extrem environnements

BGRV did that almost half a century ago.

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,8981.0.html

and if Darpa launch a new programm like HX, I think this technology can working and its time now to progress in Hypersonic. USAF need technology to ensure survivability and now stealth is not enough, look at the new J-20 and J-31in few years they will compete with F-22 and F-35 and at this time it will be the end of superiority.

Yeah, people said that about the Mig-29 and Su-27 as well.[/quote]

 

[RavenOne]

How about this then?

DARPA Eyes Hypersonic Striker As Air Force Studies Long-Term Options …

archived 11 May 2024 13:16:38 UTC

archive.ph

cheers

 

[Dew]

How about this then?
cheers

With a picture from no later than 1986 of a 1970's (late '60's even?) study !