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2021 Brazilian Air Force mission
14-XS
Mission typeSub-orbital spaceflight
Technological demonstrator
OperatorBrazilian Air Force
Range200 km (120 mi)
Apogee160 km (99 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft14-X (scramjet engine)
ManufacturerOrbital Engenharia
Start of mission
Launch date14 December 2021
RocketVSB-30 V32
Launch siteAlcântara Space Center
ContractorBrazilian Air Force
End of mission
DestroyedOcean Atlantic
Landing date14 December 2021
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14-XS was an Operação Cruzeiro mission conducted by the Brazilian Air Force at the Alcantara Launch Center on December 14, 2021.

Mission

The flight was a test to demonstrate scramjet technology. The device was launched by a Hypersonic Accelerator Vehicle (based on the VSB-30 rocket) and accelerated to Mach 6 to an altitude of 30 kilometers, from where it continued until it reached a suborbital apogee at an altitude of 160 kilometers and 200 kilometers down range from the launch site, impacting at the Atlantic Ocean. The model tested combustion in a hypersonic environment and Mach 6 speed was reached at 50 km.

Both the Alcântara Launch Center and the Barreira do Inferno Launch Center acted as tracking stations. The vehicle was the first with a scramjet engine built in Brazil and reached up to 5,000 hp. The vehicle was built by Orbital Engenharia.

Both the rocket and the 14-X were built in São José dos Campos. The engine has been under development since 2008, with the goal of enabling the Brazilian industry to develop aerospace experiments.

See also

References

  1. ^ "O Brasil na era da Propulsão Hipersônica: Projeto 14-X" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  2. ^ "FAB realiza primeiro teste de voo do motor aeronáutico hipersônico 14-X". 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. ^ "Conheça o Projeto 14-X, de tecnologia hipersônica, desenvolvido pela FAB". 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  4. "FOGUETE BRASILEIRO: Operação Cruzeiro inicia com primeiro teste do motor hipersônico 14-X, veja vídeo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  5. "FAB testa motor hipersônico para foguetes e mísseis" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
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