Publications
(1) "An Assessment of the Factors Impacting a Comparison of Rocket-Powered Horizontal- and Vertical-Takeoff Reusable Launch Vehicles", AIAA-2006-4606
Ramon Chase, ANSER, Arlington, VA; Leon McKinney, McKinney Associates, St. Louis, MO
42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Sacramento, California, July 9-12, 2006
(2) "Investigation of TSTO Propulsion System Options", AIAA-2006-8054
Leon McKinney, McKinney Associates, St. Louis, MO; Daniel Farrell, Thomas Bogar, Joseph Stemler, The Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO
14th AIAA/AHI Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Canberra, Australia, Nov. 6-9, 2006
(3) "Integration and Vehicle Performance Assessment of the Aerojet 'TriJet' Combined-Cycle Engine", AIAA-2009-7420
Adam Siebenhaar, Aerojet, Sacramento, CA; Adam Siebenhaar, Aerojet, Sacramento, CA
16th AIAA/DLR/DGLR International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Bremen, Germany, Oct. 19-22, 2009
(4) "Performance Modeling of Launch Vehicles Utilizing Vapor Pressure (Vapak) Based Propulsion Systems", AIAA-2006-7257
Ralph Ewig, AirLaunch LLC, Kirkland, WA; Gary Hudson, Airlaunch LLC, Kirkland, WA
Space 2006, San Jose, California, Sep. 19-21, 2006
(5) "An Assessment of the Factors Impacting a Comparison of Rocket Powered Horizontal and Vertical Takeoff Reusable Launch Vehicles", AIAA-2006-4606
Ramon Chase, ANSER, Arlington, VA; Leon McKinney, McKinney Associates, St. Louis, MO
42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Sacramento, California, July 9-12, 2006
(6) "A Least-Cost, Reusable, Operationally-Responsive Space Launch Vehicle Demonstrator", AIAA-2005-6745
Ramon Chase, ANSER, Arlington, VA; Leon McKinney, McKinney Associates, St. Louis, MO
Space 2005, Long Beach, California, Aug. 30-1, 2005
(7) "A Near-Term Alternative for Space Access and Global Range", AIAA-2005-4191
Ramon Chase, ANSER, Inc., Arlington, VA; Leon McKinney, McKinney Associates, St. Louis, MO
41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Tucson, Arizona, July 10-13, 2005
(8) "Some Results of a Study of the Effectiveness and Cost of a Laser-Powered "Lightcraft" Vehicle System" (Air Force Research Lab Report, Mar 26 2004)
H. David Froning (Flight Unlimited); Alan Pike (Defense Strategies & Systems, Inc.); Leon McKinney (McKinney Associates); Franklin B. Mead, Jr., & C. William Larson (AFRL/PRSP)
Presented at SPIE International Conference on High-Power Laser Ablation (2004) held in Taos, NM on 25-30 Apr 2004
(9) "Study to Determine Effectiveness and Cost of A Laser-Powered 'Lightcraft' Vehicle System — Results to Guide Future Developments" (Air Force Research Lab Report, Sep 30 2003)
H. David Froning (Flight Unlimited); Alan Pike (Defense Strategies & Systems, Inc.); Leon McKinney (McKinney Associates); Franklin B. Mead, Jr., & C. William Larson (AFRL/PRSP)
Presented at the Second International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion (ISBEP2), Sendai, Japan, 20-23 Oct 2003
Approved for public release; distribution unlimited (AFRL-ERS-PAS-2006-170)
(10) "Launch System Trajectory Performance Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis Using Response Surface Methods", AIAA-2003-4819
Alan Wilhite, Phillip Farrington, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; Leon McKinney, McKinney Associates, St. Louis, MO;Neal Lovell, SAIC, Huntsville, AL
39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Huntsville, Alabama, July 20-23, 2003
(11) "Summary of SPST Activities Dedicated to the Achievement of Safe, Dependable and Affordable Space Transportation", AIAA-2001-3984
Dankhoff, Walter, SAIC, Huntsville, AL; Mitchell, Pete, SAIC, Huntsville, AL; Odom, Pat, SAIC, Huntsville, AL; Rhodes, Russ, NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, FL
AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 37th, Salt Lake City, UT, July 8-11, 2001
(12) "A Two-Stage-to-Orbit, High Staging Mach Number Design Concept", AIAA-2000-5605
Chaser, Ramon L., ANSER, Arlington, VA; McKinney, L. E., McKinney Associates, Saint Louis, MO; Froning Jr., M. D., Flight Unlimited, Flagstaff, AZ
2000 World Aviation Conference, San Diego, CA, Oct. 10-12, 2000
(13) "An AJAX-Technology Advanced SSTO Design Concept", AIAA-1998-5527
Chase, R. L., ANSER, Inc., Arlington, VA; McKinney, L. E., McKinney Associates, Huntington Beach, CA; Boyd, R., Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Palmdale, CA; Czysz, P., Saint Louis Univ., MO; Froning, H. D., Jr., Flight Unlimited, Flagstaff, AZ; Lewis, Mark, Maryland, Univ., College Park;
AIAA and SAE, 1998 World Aviation Conference, Anaheim, CA, Sept. 28-30, 1998
(14) "China: Dual Use Technology: Hearing before the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives", Jun 1998 (ISBN: 0756704782 / 0-7567-0478-2)
(15) "A Military Spaceplane Candidate", AIAA-1997-5630
Chase, R. L., ANSER, Inc., Arlington, VA; McKinney, L. E., McKinney Associates, Huntington Beach, CA; Froning, H. D., Jr., Flight Unlimited, Flagstaff, AZ
AIAA and SAE, 1997 World Aviation Congress, Anaheim, CA, Oct. 13-16, 1997
(16) "Aerospaceplane Trajectory Optimization for Sub-Orbital Boost-Glide Flight", AIAA-1996-4519
McKinney, L. E., McKinney Associates, Huntington Beach, CA; Chase, R. L., ANSER Corp., Arlington, VA; Froning, H. D., Jr., Flight Unlimited, Flagstaff, AZ
International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, 7th, Norfolk, VA, Nov. 18-22, 1996
(17) "PC in Corporate America", Cultural Diversity Sourcebook, Edited by Dr. Bob Abrams & Dr. George F. Simons, July 1996
(18) "Vehicle Sizing and Trajectory Optimization for a Reusable 'Tossback' Booster", AIAA-1986-2219
McKinney, L. E., McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., Huntington Beach, CA
AIAA Astrodynamics Conference, Williamsburg, VA, August 18-20, 1986, Technical Papers (A86-47901 23-13)
