Re: Best Tech Heat Shield

From: Joe D. (joe_at_nospam.invalid.retro.com)
Date: 03/24/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:03:30 -0600

<kitplane01@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1111464283.305939.272440@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
>
> Suppose someone were to make a shuttle-like craft today. What would
> they use for a heat shield on the hottest areas. Would they use more
> reinforced carbon-carbon? Are there better things than the current
> tile system?
>
Slides on shuttle thermal protection issues and possible future
enhancements:

http://www.futureshuttle.com/conference/ThermalProtectionSystem/Kowal.htm
http://www.futureshuttle.com/conference/ThermalProtectionSystem/jones_73099.htm
http://www.futureshuttle.com/conference/ThermalProtectionSystem/leiser_73099.htm
http://www.futureshuttle.com/conference/ThermalProtectionSystem/Reeves_73099.htm
http://www.futureshuttle.com/conference/ThermalProtectionSystem/oka_73099.htm
http://www.futureshuttle.com/conference/ThermalProtectionSystem/Kukucheck.htm