Kholod

Prototyp Kholod

Kholod (Холод) is the name of a project which was originally developed in Russia. The hypersonic rocket uses an engine called scramjet and was created to exceed the speed of 5.75 Ma. The prototype consists of a Soyuz TMKB with liquid hydrogen and modified fillings from the SA-5 Gammon missiles. The entire rocket including the four booster rockets is 12 metres (39 ft) long and 750 millimetres (30 in) in diameter.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} Rroject had such Russian hypersonic successors as Igla rocket craft and Yu-71 boost-glide warhead.

References

1. Hot breath of Kholod, RussianSpaceWeb.com, 16. 2. 2014
2. Roudakov, A.S., Y. Schickhman, V. Semenov, Ph. Novelli, and O. Fourt, “Flight Testing an Axisymmetric Scramjet: Russian Recent Advances,” 44th Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, Oct. 16– 22, 1993, Graz, Austria
3. For sale: The fastest machine ever flown within the Earth’s atmosphere, GizMaq.com, 18. 6. 2014xPlanes, Sága tryskových motorů - XVII. Rychlostní rekordy
4. Supersonic HFL Kholod Mach 6.47 scramjet to go up for auction, 23. 6. 2014
5. Supersonic scramjet to go up for auction in London
6. Used rocket for sale, two careless owners
7. "'Cool' Russian rocket installed in Wiltshire garden". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2015.