Falcon (darpa)

Currently, the project consists of the following intermediate phases:

X-41 Common Aero Vehicle (CAV) - a common aerial platform for hypersonic ICBM s and Cruise Missile s, as well as civilian RLV s and ELV s; flew in 2005

Hypersonic Technology Vehicle -1 (HTV-1) - a test concept, to fly in September 2007

HTV-2 - to fly in 2008

HTV-3 - to fly in 2009

Small Launch Vehicle (SLV) - a smaller engine to power CAVs, tests to begin by 2010

The HCV will be able to fly on Altitude s of 30 to 50 Km and achieve speeds of up to Mach 10 over projected range of 9000 Nautical Mile s, with payload of 12000 Pounds (5500 Kg ). It will be ready to launch within 2 hours.

Test flights are supported by NASA , the Space And Missile Systems Center , Lockheed Martin , Sandia National Laboratories and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s ( AFRL ) Air Vehicles and Space Vehicles Directorates.

EXTERNAL LINKS

http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/hcv.htm

http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_FalconSLV,,00.html

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/darpa_falcon_030723.html

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/060126_darpa_falcon.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A38272-2005Mar15

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