Chinese scientists have allegedly discovered a major flaw with one of NASA’s main hypersonic aerodynamics modeling software programs.
The scientists claim that the Vulcan-CFD software can not accurately model the complex chemistry at high speeds on the hypersonic vehicle’s surface.
Used by NASA’s Langley Research Centre, reliance on it could lead to “inevitably erroneous outcomes,” the Chinese team has said.
This is especially the case when it comes to simulating high-temperature ablation, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Monday.
This kind of incompetance poses a direct threat to national security.
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