Figures of the Article

• J58 engine^[8]
• Working process of the J58 engine^[9]
• Variation of installation thrust and specific impulse along the SR-71 flight trajectory^[11]
• General layout of the SR-71 aircraft^[12]
• Fligh envelope of the SR-71 aircraft^[12]
• RTA-1 high-speed turbine engine^[13]
• RTA-2 high-speed turbine engine^[13]
• Thrust performance of the RTA engine^[18]
• TSTO concept utilizing RTA engines in the first stage^[16]
• TSTO concept utilizing combined RTA scramjet engines^[16]
• HYPR90-T engine^[19]
• HYPR90-C engine^[20]
• Mass injection pre-compressor cooling (MIPCC) engine^[23]
• Variation of the water-to-oxygen ratiowith the Mach number^[24]
• SteamJet engine performance^[24]
• RASCAL launch system decomposition^[26]
• System diagram of the ATREX engine^[27]
• Principle diagram of the PCTJ engine cycle^[29]
• Performance comparison between ATREX and PCTJ engines^[31] (TIT = 1200 K, ${\pi _{{\text{fan}}}} = 3$, ${\pi _{{\text{comp}}}} = 10$)
• Thermodynamic cycles of precooled engines with intermediate medium^[34-37]
• SABRE3 engine performance^[34]
• SABRE4 engine performance^[36]
• System diagram of the ATR engine^[41]
• ATR/Scramjet engine performance^[42]
• Operating modes of the RBCC engine^[46]
• RBCC engine performance^[47]