Aircraft e.g. missile, has scramjet engine with flowpath which varies in three dimensions from inlet portion to nozzle section, and solid rocket booster transmitting thrust loads to aircraft

摘要

The aircraft has a scramjet engine with a flowpath which varies in three dimensions from an inlet portion to a nozzle section. An internal volume is defined by an inner wall of an aircraft body, and a solid rocket booster (40) transmits thrust loads to the aircraft, where the booster has a casing. The flowpath of the scramjet engine has a semi-annular scramjet isolator located at the inlet portion. An independent claim is also included for a method for launching an aircraft.