Armstrong Whitworth Waverider
Spacecraft · UK
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British manned spaceplane. Study 1960. The Armstrong Whitworth Waverider study of the 1950`s called for a two-crew waverider spacecraft powered by a second stage atop a British Blue Streak rocket.
To provide symmetric aerodynamics during ascent, two waverider shapes would have been mounted bottom-to-bottom. The "image" waverider shape would contain extra propellant for the manned spacecraft. The group leaders of this project were H R Watson of Armstrong Whitworth, and Dr W F Hilton of Hawker Siddeley. The spacecraft design was by T R F Nonweiler, who worked as a consultant to the project.
Related
- Family
- European Rocketplanes, Spaceplane
- Country
- UK
- Agency
- Armstrong Whitworth
Chronology
1 event
1960 During the Year
- Armstrong Whitworth Waverider - .
Nation: UK.
Spacecraft Bus: Waveriders.
Spacecraft: Armstrong Whitworth Waverider.
The study called for a two-crew waverider spacecraft powered by a second stage atop a British Blue Streak rocket. The group leaders of this project were H R Watson of Armstrong Whitworth, and Dr W F Hilton of Hawker Siddeley. The spacecraft design was by T R F Nonweiler.