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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2003
Stephen A. Beckel, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
James D. Blevins, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Thomas Verdi, South Windsor, CT (US);
Stephen A. Beckel, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
James D. Blevins, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Thomas Verdi, South Windsor, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a propulsion system for a vehicle. The propulsion system has an airframe integrated hydrocarbon fueled airbreathing engine, such as a ramjet or a scramjet. The propulsion system further has at least one rocket positioned so as to use the aft body contour of the vehicle directly for flow expansion. In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of rockets are arrayed across the width of the engine nozzle.