ADVANTAGE EXPLORING OF VARIABLE MACH NUMBER WAVERIDER IN HYPERSONIC WIDE-SPEED PERFORMANCES

The variable Mach number waverider (VMW) is considered to perform well in the wide-speed range during hypersonic stage. However, when scholars compared it with the traditional fixed Mach number waverider (FMW), the constraints of identical planform shape and equal volume were not imposed. Accordingly, the previously illustrated advantages in wide-speed performance were not persuasive. In this paper, the VMW configurations were generated using the planform-customized waverider design