Dassault STAR-H aerospace plane

[hesham]

Hi,

the Dasault company designed the STAR-H aerospace plane
in 1990.
http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1990/1990%20-%203366.html

 

[Michel Van]

nice old concept in new Clothing

Dassault came up with his already in 1963
called then "Space Taxi"
first Stage: Large delta wing Mach 4 Bomber powered by 6 Turboramjet engine
(look almost like a Concorde)
Second Stage: rocket power mini Shuttle (with deployable wings)
Payload: 2000 pound (907 kg)

Source:
"the Dream Machines" by Ron Miller
page 495 to 496.

i dint know Wat planed Dassault from 1960s to 1980s

but as Germany came with Sänger II Spaceplane

Dassault came up with, you guest it
a French Sanger concept. ;D

I think the STAR-H aerospace plane was
the last Version (Spiral 50-50 like ) befor ESA sack Hermes.

by the way has some one info and Picture about
Nord Aviation, SNECMA, ERNO 1963 Spaceplane Project "Mistral" ?

 

[hesham]

Good info my dear Michel.

 

[Matej]

STAR-H was an alternative take-off platform for ESA Hermes with expendable second stage.