Design of a Highly Compact Supersonic Cruise Missile (SSCM) Inlet Navy SBIR FY2012.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2012.1 Topic No.: N121-028 Topic Title: Design of a Highly Compact Supersonic Cruise Missile (SSCM) Inlet Proposal No.: N121-028-0156 Firm: TechLand Research, Inc. 28895 Lorain Road Suite 201 North Olmsted, Ohio 44070 Contact: Lois Weir Phone: (440) 716-9077 Web Site: [email protected] Abstract: The objective of the proposed effort is to demonstrate the feasibility of designing a Mach 2.5 inlet for a high-speed cruise missile. This inlet must provide the proper airflow to a turbojet engine for flight Mach numbers from 0.4 to 2.5. It must be light weight, be compact, have low cost and simple or fixed geometry, and meet the constraints of being packaged within a vehicle very similar to the current subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile. The proposed inlet design feasibility study would result in the identification of a several possible inlet concepts, and identify the relative benefits and shortcomings of each (complexity, cost, weight, performance, volume, operability, etc.), and provide a recommendation for the most promising inlet design for continued development. Benefits: The most likely end customer for supersonic missile inlet technology is the U.S. Department of Defense. A supersonic inlet is a highly integrated component of a larger vehicle, which TechLand is not in the business of producing. Therefore, TechLand's clear option for commercialization and/or marketing of its inlet technology is to patent it, and pursue licensing to DoD airframe contractors wishing to implement said technology in future defense products. When a viable supersonic replacement for subsonic Tomahawk missiles is developed, one can assume that the Navy would make large purchases to replace and/or supplement the current subsonic inventory; therefore the potential market is very large. The successful development of a viable supersonic cruise missile will hinge on the development of a short, lightweight inlet that provides acceptable levels of performance and operability. TechLand has the capabilities to identify just such a configuration, which will become a critical component of a future vehicle development program. Return