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Revision as of 18:45, 9 March 2009
| SR-91 "Aurora" | |
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| Role | Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Rubin Design Aerospace |
| First flight | 2007 |
| Status | Testing |
| Primary users | U.S. Air Force International Space Agency |
| Produced | 2007 to present |
| Number built | 7 |
| Unit cost | Unknown |
| Developed from | SR-71 Blackbird North American X-15 XB-70 Valkyrie |
Contents
History
Design and operational details
Air inlets
Fuselage
Stealth
Fuel
Life support
Sensors and payloads
Operational history
Variants
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (1 pilot, 1 reconnaissance systems officer)
- Length: 35 m (115 ft)
- Wingspan: 20 m (65 ft)
- Height: 6 m (19 ft)
- Wing area: 300 m² (3,200 ft²)
- Empty weight: 29,480 kg (65,000 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 71,215 kg (157,000 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 157,000 lb (71,215 kg)
- Powerplant: (Low Speed) 4× afterburning turbofans, (unknown thrust) each, 267 kN est. thrust ((High Speed) 4× scramjets or pulse detonation engines) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: unknown at sea level (Mach 10 at altitude)
- Range: 9,320 mi (15,000 km)
- Service ceiling: 40,000 m (131,000 ft)
- Thrust/weight: 0.70 est.
Fuel types
- JP-7 or JP-8
- Methane, MCH, LH2 or hydrogen fuel cells.
- Possible use of liquid oxygen and hydrogen oxides.
- Possible use of MHD (MagnetoHydroDynamics) technology.
Other equipment
- Cameras
- IR sensors
- Other advanced recon sensors
