Thursday, November 20, 2008

CAV

IOC: 2010

Also Known As
Common Aero Vehicle

Origin
United States of America

Description: The Common Aero Vehicle (CAV) is an unpowered, maneuverable, hypersonic, munitions delivery system. The CAV glider would be able to carry up to 1,000-pound (500 kg) in munitions at a range of 3,000 nautical miles (+5,000 km). Other Advanced CAV (ECAV) designs could provide an estimated downrange of 9,000 nm (+15,000 km).

The CAV vehicle should be released from space at 100 nautical mile (180 km) altitude by the Small Launch Vehicle (SLV) rocket booster. In addition, SLV will place small satellites into low Earth orbit.

Specifications
Weights: Payload 500 kg (1,102 lb)

Performance: Endurance 14 min 48 sec, Max Range 5,500 km (2,970 nm), Top Speed 8,300 mps (Mach 25)

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, October 25, 2008

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