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Hypersonics

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This website is meant as a general resrouce on hypersonic aerospace engineering and also contains information for a DoD hypersonics course I teach.

Note: this page is being updated regularly, you should check back from time to time. The lastest update date will always be displayed here 11/09/2025

DoD Resources
Office of Naval Resources Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics, High-Speed Propulsion and Materials
Hypersonic Capabilities: A Journey from Almighty Threat to Intelligible Risk
US Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Battery debuts in Resolute Hunter exercise
U.S. Navy Proves Sea-Based Hypersonic Launch Approach
The Hypersonic Revolution: Case Studies in the History of Hypersonic Technology. Volume 1: From Max Valier to Project PRIME (1924-1967)
US Airforce Academy Hypersonic Vehicle Simulation Institute
NASA Resources
NASA guide to rockets
NASA Hypersonics
NASA Materials for Hypersonics
Additional NASA Materials for Hypersonics
Tools
CalculiX 
NASA Interactive Simulations

Multiple CFD Tools
Open Source CFD Tools
Free CFD Tools
NASA Open Rocket Simulator
Rocket Simulators
Isentropic Flow Calculator
Online Engineering Calculators (CalcTown)
Compressible Aerodynamics Calculators
Aerospace Software
Elmer Open Source Software
OpenFoam
Python Aerospace Chat Bot
Aerospace Chat Bots
AI For Math and Physics
Course Materials
Lesson 1 - Introduction
Lesson 2 - Elementary Aerospace Engineering for Hypersonics
Lesson 3 - Fundamental Hypersonics
Lesson 4 - Propulsion
Lesson 5 - Counter Measures
Lesson 6 - Counter Measures Directed Energy Weapons
Lesson 7 - Missile Design
Lesson 8 - Deeper into Aerospace-Hypersonic Engineering
Lesson 9 - Rocket Testing
Lesson 10 - Systems Engineering for Rockets-hypersonics
Cheat Sheet
Class Labs






































Other Resources
CFD Codes Online
Embry-Riddle Fundamentals fo Propulsion Systems
Lockheed Martin Hypersonics
Northrop Grumman Hypersonics
John Hopkins Hypersonics
Purdue Hypersonics
University of Arizona Hypersonics
Raytheon Hypersonics
Ohio State University Hypersonics
U.S. Airforce Morphing Aircraft Structures
SM-6 Missile Details
Materials Used in Hypersonics
Nanomaterials for Hypersonics
EdX Aerospace Engineering Courses
Coursera Aerospace Engineering Courses
Udemy Aerospace Engineering Courses






Recomended Books

Missile Design and System Engineering (AIAA Education) by Fleeman American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Hypersonic and High-Temperature Gas Dynamics (Aiaa Education) by John Anderson. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Standard Handbook for Aerospace Engineers, Second Edition by Agrawal

Applied Computational Aerodynamics: A Modern Engineering Approach (Cambridge Aerospace Series Book 53)  By Russell M. Cummings, William H. Mason, Scott A. Morton, David R. McDaniel  Cambridge University Press

Scramjet Propulsion: A Practical Introduction (Aerospace Series) By Dora Musielak Wiley  Press

Introduction to Rocket Science and Engineering Travis Taylor  CRC Press

Facing the Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics by TA Heppenheimer Dover Publications