Hypersonic Systems Integrated Demonstrator (HySID)

CAD Rendered Version of HySID Vehicle Completed by SWB Turbines CAD/CAM Technician Aaron Seymour 

 

Hypersonic Systems Integrated Demonstrator (HySID) 

    The sub-scale (15-foot) HySID configuration version was developed in response to a requirement for an unmanned, autonomous, hydrocarbon-fueled, Mach 0 - 7 hypersonic systems flight test demonstrator.  The mission requirements included take-off and landing operations, as well as acceleration, cruise, and descent.  Modularity to support the testing of alternate low and high-speed propulsion systems, other high-speed vehicle technologies, and the ability to carry cryogenic fuels was also required.

     A subscale HySID vehicle was proposed, built around two primary components:  a core airframe and a propulsion module.  The core includes the vehicle's primary structure, upper fuselage, fuel tanks, landing gear, wings, canards, and tails.  It incorporates all of the vehicle’s non-propulsion systems and subsystems, including secondary power, navigation, flight control, instrumentation, and communication systems.

     The overall objective of this effort (Phases I, II, and III) is to fly the HySID subscale shape first at subsonic speeds, and then through transonic speeds, utilizing the appropriate SWB micro-turbojet system [(3) SWB-100 turbojet engines]. The purpose of the present Phase II effort is to complete fabrication of a 15-ft HySID configuration remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) and perform initial flight tests at subsonic speeds.