Hi,
what was this ?, a hypothetical design only ?.
what was this ?, a hypothetical design only ?.
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That was designed by Dan Raymer for Gary Hudson.
The X-37 does not have cranked delta wing.
No, unrelated. It was an RL-10-powered vehicle to be carried by a large jet aircraft and then boost to orbit. I've never seen much on it. The diagram is, I'm sure, in at least one edition of Raymer Conceptual Design books, but it seems to be an edition I don't have.
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No, not really. From the back side, the X-37 almost looks like the shuttle. The part of the fuselage that extends past the wing is like the shuttle tail flap.
Additionally, you don't write how most people think and you make references that nobody else understands
"hide everything behind a...." So, does this mean that the fuselage of the X-37 extends past the delta wing, unlike the shuttle? or is it in reference to the payload bay location?
"Cheap" space launch. Just heard back from Dan Raymer; it was a 1991 design for Hudson. All I have now is the diagram; it seems that the entirety of the payload was the two crew. Unsurprising given that it's a relatively small LOX/LH2 vehicle.
This was before the X Prize, before the space launch boom/bust bubble later in the 90's.
Any military kind of use???
Presumably, though no reports on this design are currently available. But without much payload, it'd be something like the X-37 I suppose... assuming an unmanned variant. The crew and their capsule seem to consume the full payload potential of the vehicle.
Exactly
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