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Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL. – This afternoon, June 17, 2021, SpaceX launched the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) III-5 Mission. The previously flown Falcon 9 booster roared to life at 12:09 PM EDT from launch complex 40. The GPS III-5 was built by Lockheed Martin for both military and civilian uses was placed into orbit and shortly after launch, the first stage made a successful landing on the recovery ship “Just Read the Instructions”.
Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 18, 2020. Nearly 1,000 cadets commissioned into both the U.S. Air and Space Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.T. Armstrong)
86 Guardians assigned to the 1st Delta Operations Squadron Detachment 1 recived their Space Force Patch during a private ceremony on June 20, 2023. Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Commander, Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Cruz)
Families in the Fight! Senior Leadership Perspective. Speakers: CSAF Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr, Sharene Brown, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, Mollie Raymond, CMSAF JoAnne Bass, Rahn Bass, CMSSF Roger Towberman, Rachel Rush. Moderator: Lt. Gen. Caroline M. Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland, September 21, 2022. Photo: Mike Tsukamoto Air & Space Forces Magazine
Vice Chairman, of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten swears in nine of the newest U.S. Space Force officers via video teleconference at the Pentagon, Oct. 9, 2020. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley
New iteration for Raven SSTO, Single Stage to Orbit. This isn't the heavy, Discovery. But the smaller one. For example, SpaceX's dragon capsule is 378 Cu Ft, Payload bay of Raven is 1078 Cu Ft. www.ioaircraft.com/hypersonic/raven.php
Iteration 10, almost clean sheet. U-TBCC propulsion, 6000F thermal resistance, 3D printed graphene airframe, Note the elimination of "blunt nose". Turn around time under 24 hours total from landing to ready for next flight. No external boosters.
Forward Thruster Bay, other then conventional orbital thrusters, also includes a reverse thruster which decelerates the aircraft pre re-entry into atmosphere from 16,500+ mph ground speed to apx 12,000 mph ground speed. Engines re-ignite once in atmosphere so it can fly to it's landing destination, ie not glide.
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Advertising and signage at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland, September 21, 2022. Photo by Mike Tsukamoto/Air & Space Forces Magazine
Advertising and signage at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland, September 21, 2022. Photo by Mike Tsukamoto/Air & Space Forces Magazine
Advertising and signage at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland. Photo: Mike Tsukamoto Air & Space Forces Magazine
Vice Chairman, of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten swears in nine of the newest U.S. Space Force officers via video teleconference at the Pentagon, Oct. 9, 2020. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten swears in six enlisted service members assigned to the White House Communications Agency into the Space Force during a virtual ceremony at the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2021. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)
I went to Darek's Softball Tournament at the Big League Dreams fields in Cathedral City this evening. His team came in 2nd in their league!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten swears in six enlisted service members assigned to the White House Communications Agency into the Space Force during a virtual ceremony at the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2021. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Christine A. Caratozzolo, Supervisor of Recreation, places a wreath during the Veterans Day ceremony at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison, N.J., Nov. 11, 2020. The ceremony was broadcasted throughout the facility and on social media. Veterans Day celebrates and honors America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. (New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs photo by Mark C. Olsen)
New iteration for Raven SSTO, Single Stage to Orbit. This isn't the heavy, Discovery. But the smaller one. For example, SpaceX's dragon capsule is 378 Cu Ft, Payload bay of Raven is 1078 Cu Ft. www.ioaircraft.com/hypersonic/raven.php
Iteration 10, almost clean sheet. U-TBCC propulsion, 6000F thermal resistance, 3D printed graphene airframe, Note the elimination of "blunt nose". Turn around time under 24 hours total from landing to ready for next flight. No external boosters.
Forward Thruster Bay, other then conventional orbital thrusters, also includes a reverse thruster which decelerates the aircraft pre re-entry into atmosphere from 16,500+ mph ground speed to apx 12,000 mph ground speed. Engines re-ignite once in atmosphere so it can fly to it's landing destination, ie not glide.
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I am going to post this as is for now, Iteration 1. Besides USPTO issued patent on the tanks last week. What is that? SS1, Single Stage to orbit Smallsat Launches to LEO. Orbital debris removal, satellite servicing. etc. Eliminating rockets, forever.
Launch cost estimates for 200 LBS? $50,000 USD... Correct. How? Slows it's itself down to 8,000 mph before re-entry which results in very little wear on the aircraft along with very high thermal resistance. It does not use liquid fuels, and unlike the other SSTO's I have designed and ready to be built, this is not a scramjet. This does not use rocket boosters. Takes off from a runway under its own power.. hence SSTO
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The Tech Expo at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland. Photo: Mike Tsukamoto Air & Space Forces Magazine
The Tech Expo at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland. Photo: Mike Tsukamoto Air & Space Forces Magazine
The Tech Expo at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland. Photo: Mike Tsukamoto Air & Space Forces Magazine
The Tech Expo at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland. Photo: Mike Tsukamoto Air & Space Forces Magazine
Advertising and signage at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland, September 21, 2022. Photo by Mike Tsukamoto/Air & Space Forces Magazine
Advertising and signage at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland, September 21, 2022. Photo by Mike Tsukamoto/Air & Space Forces Magazine
Advertising and signage at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland, September 21, 2022. Photo by Judge McCrehin/Air & Space Forces Magazine
The Tech Expo at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland. Photo: Mike Tsukamoto Air & Space Forces Magazine
Advertising and signage at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland, September 21, 2022. Photo by Mike Tsukamoto/Air & Space Forces Magazine
Advertising and signage at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland, September 21, 2022. Photo by Mike Tsukamoto/Air & Space Forces Magazine
Accelerating Space Acquisition. Speakers: Frank Calvelli, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration; Dr. Kelly Hammett, Director, Space Rapid Capabilities Office; Brig. Gen. Steven P. Whitney, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration; Brig. Gen. Stephen J. Purdy, PEO Assured Access to Space.
Moderator: RAAF Air Cmdr. Johnny Haly
2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland, September 20, 2022. Photo: Mike Tsukamoto/Air & Space Forces Magazine
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, Secretary of the Air Force Heather A. Wilson, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander, United States Strategic Command, deliver testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the proposal to establish a United States Space Force at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, April 11, 2019. (DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
America Under Attack. Defending the Homeland. Speakers: Gen Glenn D. VanHerck, Commander, U.S. Northern Command; Adm. Charles "Chas" A. Richard, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; Gen. James H. Dickinson, Commander, U.S. Space Command. Moderator: Gen. C. Robert "Bob" Kehler, USAF, Ret at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland, September 21, 2022. Photo: Mike Tsukamoto Air & Space Forces Magazine
America Under Attack—Defending the Homeland. Speakers: Gen Glenn D. VanHerck, Commander, U.S. Northern Command; Adm. Charles "Chas" A. Richard, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; Gen. James H. Dickinson, Commander, U.S. Space Command. Moderator: Gen. C. Robert "Bob" Kehler, USAF, Ret at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland, September 21, 2022. Photo: Mike Tsukamoto Air & Space Forces Magazine
Iteration 10 - Raven B Model - Mach 8-10, 22 Passenger hypersonic business jet. New iteration reflects design changes from Raven A Model, which is an SSTO, a real one. ALL technologies associated "are" developed. It is also ZERO CARBON.
More Info: www.ioaircraft.com/hypersonic/raven-business.php
Not a graphics design or graphics rendering, but sanitized cad screenshots. This is not a concept, but ready for serial production. Not really looking for investors and such. Everything DOD is funding for hypersonic fixed aircraft is OLD and rehashed perpetually for 40+ years at 10X the price. Others, pushing supersonics and hypersonics, also very old technologies at very expensive prices and operating costs. This, about the same as a G650 or Global Express costs and operating costs and normalized Mach 10 dynamics in all regards in atmosphere.
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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten swears in six enlisted service members assigned to the White House Communications Agency into the Space Force during a virtual ceremony at the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2021. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten swears in six enlisted service members assigned to the White House Communications Agency into the Space Force during a virtual ceremony at the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2021. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten swears in six enlisted service members assigned to the White House Communications Agency into the Space Force during a virtual ceremony at the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2021. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten swears in six enlisted service members assigned to the White House Communications Agency into the Space Force during a virtual ceremony at the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2021. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)
One Team, One Fight: A Force Multiplier.
Speakers: Gen Jacqueline Van Ovost, U.S. Transportation Command; Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy; Maj. Gen. Edward W. Thomas, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service
Moderator: CMSAF Kaleth Wright, USAF (Ret) at the 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland, September 20, 2022. Photo: Mike Tsukamoto Air & Space Forces Magazine
XH - Talon - 8th Gen VTOL Hypersonic UCAV (IT1 This is not a graphics design)
2022 - New level of technology developed, XH Talon 8th VTOL Hypersonic UCAV
49' Length, 25' Span, Wings Folded: 16' Span
Link to Engines/Propulsion www.ioaircraft.com/hypersonic/utbcc.php
Extreme capabilities, unseen by the humans including black programs. H2 fueled (kero based scramjet engines are not able to operate long above M6) with a kero reserve for ferry flights, subsonic, etc. It can adapt in flight from 100% kero through 100% H2 making it an advanced hybrid.
Summary technologies of the below (real, not academics) 49' length, less then 6' height, 25' span
-6000+F thermal resistance (3rd gen, normalizing high hypersonic flight and orbital re-entry making ablatives and ceramics obsolete entirely)
-graphene airframe (33X tensile strength of titanium but 1/100th the weight of styrofoam)
-VTOL (advanced vtol capabilities, which every aspect is composites)
-u-tbcc propulsion (thru m15 in atmosphere, unified turbine based combined cycle dual mode ramjet/scramjet)
-graphene based super conducting motors for the lift fans (no antiquated shaft driven lift fans)
-H2 Compressed, 1,600 gallons 16,000 PSI (already flown, and patented, publicly, 2nd gen is 16,000 PSI)
-400 gallon kero reserve (hybrid capable)
-Internal bay 154" length to accommodate 1 2,000 JDAM or 3 500 LBS and anything else in between
-3,000+NM RANGE from subsonic through hypersonic, ie Mach 9-14. Super Cruise is an estimated Mach 3. Is able to operate in ramjet mode as well, not just scramjet mode.
-The payload bay can also house a range extender tank conforming internally adding an additional 1,000+ nm range under power for longer range flights used for ferrying and also during intelligence gathering operations, mainly over russia and china.
-Folding wings (16' span folded) for naval operations + Internal tail hook
-Overall weight, at max payload of 3,000 LBS, Kero, and H2, apx 12,300 LBS (Less then the empty weight of an F-35. This is because H2 but also graphene airframe, and graphene/carbide hybrid surfacing)
-USAF version, just remove the lift fans and add more fuel capacity, give an additional 1,000+nm range internally
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