HYPERSONIC VEHICLE COMPONENTS

microVection employees have worked on thermal protection systems for a variety of hypersonic systems, dating from the early-80's and continuing to the present day. While both passive and active systems have been used, from the late-80s on we have focused on active cooling solutions.

Actively Cooled Components

• Nosetips, Nosecaps and Leading Edges
  • Nosecap and Scramjet Leading Edge Efforts
  • Microchannel-Cooled Fuel Struts
• Rocket Engine Components
  • Microchannel-Cooled Combustors
• Antennas, Antenna Windows
  • Dual Mode IR/Ka-Band Interceptor Seeker Antenna
  • Cooled Ka-Band Slotted Waveguide Antenna
  • Cooled X-Band Button Antenna Array