How hypersonic missile work

 



Hypersonic missiles are a challenging technology to master because they are so fast that if the US launched a scrit missile it could reach China in just 18 minutes traveling at speeds of Mach 5 and above these scr engines collect oxygen from the atmosphere as they travel mixing it with hydrogen fuel to create the combustion needed for Hypersonic flight meanwhile Glide Hypersonic Vehicles like the Chinese dong Fang 17 became the first to integrate into production with conventional and nuclear warheads they are also designed to Target US aircraft carriers as they can change their trajectory mid-flight this us AO AGM Hypersonic weapon is a missile within a missile which pops out its cover and uses only the Glide vehicle kinetic energy as a weapon and not to forget the Russian Hypersonic missile like the Kinsel more details all in the video ahead to qualify as a Hypersonic missile it must possess three key attributes speed maneuverability and accuracy let's look at speed as we all know Mac 1 represents the speed of sound which serves as our Benchmark to better understand this let's make a few comparisons commercial airliners for example fly subsonically just below Machan in contrast modern fighter jets can travel supersonically reaching speeds of Mach 2 or three when we refer to Hypersonic speeds we're talking about anything Mach 5 and above space shovels are an example of vehicles that travel hypersonically often reaching speeds between mach 20 20 and 24 but these can travel only for short distances at these speed to summon up a Hypersonic missile should cross Mach 25 which is around 19,000 mph but wait that's not it Hypersonic missiles should also have the capability of covering vast distances such as from New York to Russia or from China to Texas and vice versa there are three types of hypersonic missiles the scr air breathing missile from America then comes the Glide Hypersonic missiles like the Chinese df7 and the American arrow in full form air launch rapid response weapon finally have the Russian tried and tested kinel missile let's take a look at the difference between a ramit and a scrit missile in a super simplified animation a good example of the ramit engine is this bramis supersonic cruise missile the ramit's intake takes in highpressure air from the region in front of a high-speed object moving through the air the intake slows the air to subsonic speed increasing its pressure and temperature in the combustion chamber fuel is mixed with the compressed air and ignited causing it to rapidly expand this high pressure high temperature exhaust gas is expelled through the nozzle providing propulsion for the vehicle let's take a look at how a scramjet engine works step one the engine draws in an immense volume of air at extremely high speeds the air intake is a critical step as it ensures that the scram engine has the necessary oxygen supply for combustion at Hypersonic velocities in step two phase the fuel is injected into the engine and plays a dual role not only does it serve as the propellant but also cools the engine walls this cooling process is essential to prevent the engine components from overheating due to the intense friction and temperatures generated at Hypersonic speeds and step three it is where combustion of the fuel and air mixture takes place this is the most complex and critical part of the scrit process the challenge lies in maintaining stable combustion at speeds where the air flow can exceed 19,000 mph engineering this step requires a deep understanding of aerodynamics thermodynamics and fluid dynamics to ensure that the fuel continues to burn effectively under such extreme conditions finally at step four the energized high temperature gases produced during combustion are then fed through the injectors these gases are expelled at high velocities through the exhaust generating thrust this process acceler Ates the vehicle to speeds of Mach 5 and Beyond propelling it into the realm of hypersonic travel let's take a look inside a Hypersonic missile at the front is the cone which can also accommodate a small Warhead if needed just behind it are the batteries required for the avionics equipment which guide the missile to its designated Target as a Hypersonic missile it still requires a fuel system to inject the right amount of hydrogen which is stored in this tank here moving further back we have the nozzle and adapter finally we have the booster interestingly this is a modified attack's supersonic missile this missile has been used on the mlrs platform and can reach speeds of up to Mach One when it reaches a certain altitude the missile separates from the booster allowing it to activate the scramjet engine to reach five times the speed of sound Reports say that China has successfully launched the Hypersonic Glide vehicle also called The Dong Fring 17 or East Wind in Chinese the primary difference between the Chinese and American Hypersonic missiles is that the American arrow is launched from a Boeing B52 as his primary transport while the Chinese Hypersonic missile is launched from a five axle transporter or after launcher the Ws 2500 produced by wanchan the gf7 is a $120 million solid fueled weapon measures around 11 m in length and weighs around 15,000 kg when compared to a person it looks huge let's take a look at its parts and functions the ds7 has two stages the first one has a standard ballistic booster and the second stage contains a low-flying projectile this is used for attacking a Target following the first stages ballistic re-entry the booster is being burrowed from this df16 which again is a short-range ballistic missile while at the top is this Hypersonic Glide vehicle which can fly on a lower trajectory than intercontinental ballistic missiles making them harder to intercept interestingly China has also designed these weapons to destroy western or US aircraft carriers apart from it carrying conventional and nuclear warhead let's take a look at how this works when ready the 10x10 heavy duty military truck and turn the launcher to a 90° angle at a press of a button it will launch the solid States booster to a certain altitude this booster will initiate separation and launch the Glide vehicle and will then drop to a very low altitude but the difference is that this can fly close to land or Sea by doing this it avoids being detected by radar that's not it it can also change its trajectory midair at a staggering speed of Mach 5 this can become a huge threat for a carrier strike group to detect and destroy this missile anything within a range of 2500 km which translated to around 1,553 miles apart from the Russian Zur and Hypersonic missile which we haven't seen tested let's take a look at the Kinsel missile as you can see these are very similar some analysts believe they even share many components with the infamous isander landbased ballistic missiles comparing this to a person will help you understand its size since it's really huge starting from the bottom we have the ejection pod the second section consists of steerable fins attached to these jet veins the third part of the missile is the rocket motor this is the the missiles guidance section finally the last part is the Warhead section which weighs around 500 kg or 1,100 lb all of this engineering propels the missile to an astonishing terminal speed of Mach 12 which is approximately 14,700 kmph or 9,27 mph it is reported to have a range of 2,000 km or 1,242 Mi let's look at how this works Works step one the missile requires a platform such as the Mig 31 foxhound which is a long range supersonic Interceptor it can go up to a maximum speed of Mach 1.4 at low altitudes which was the fastest in the 1980s step two the pilot releases the missile and the protective cap ejects at a safe distance step three after a few seconds the missiles engines ignite allowing it to accelerate to supersonic speeds these can also be upgraded with a nuclear warhead making it one of the most dangerous weapon on the battlefield the American AGM air launch rapid response weapon arrow is a Hypersonic missile developed by locked Martin with a price tag of $18 million and a program cost of $2.2 billion it consists of two main components a booster rocket and a Glide vehicle house beneath a protective cover like the Chinese this Glide vehicle can hit speeds of around Mach 5 and above let's take a look at how this works the B-52 bomber currently serves as the primary launch platform it can carry around four missiles under each Wing when a Target is identified the B52 flies approximately 3,000 M towards the target the missile is then dropped after a few seconds and the booster engine is then activated covering around a few hundred miles the covers pop off revealing a Glide vehicle underneath this Warhead it then detaches unpowered and travels up their speed of mock 20 creating impact powerful to a bomb after reaching a suitable altitude the Glide vehicle drops to a specific height skimming the sea or land's surface while changing directions to avoid any anti-air missile systems this system was intended to Target destroy or disable Russian and Chinese aircraft carriers however reports suggest that the $2 billion program was a failure as unofficial testing 

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