On the scaling of air launch vehicles

Kafafy, Raed and Idres, Moumen and Aldheeb, M. and Omar, H. (2011) On the scaling of air launch vehicles. In: International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE' 11), 17-19 May, 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a set of scaling laws for the preliminary design of air launch vehicles. Scaling laws have been successfully used for the early stages of preliminary design of aerospace vehicles. A set of scaling laws for the preliminary design of air launch vehicle are derived from first principles. The scaling laws are then compared against a pseudodetailed air launch vehicle design model. The trends of vehicle design and performance parameters with payload mass reduction are investigated. In the paper, scaling laws of air launch vehicles based on first principles are introduced for the first time in the aerospace literature to the authors’ knowledge.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Full Paper)
Additional Information:	5259/9068
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Mechanical Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Raed Kafafy
Date Deposited:	02 Feb 2012 16:03
Last Modified:	02 Feb 2012 16:03
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/9068

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