Aerodynamic and Spatial Composite Flight Aircraft, and Related Piloting Method

A method of piloting an aircraft comprising:

• performing a first aerodynamic flight step at a subsonic speed between Mach 0.5 and Mach 0.8 using aeronautical engines without in-flight refueling,
• performing a second space launch flight step using rocket propulsion units after controlling an aircraft inclination change between the first step and the second step,
• performing a third gliding descent step with the fuselage substantially perpendicular to the trajectory, and
• performing a fourth aerodynamic flight landing step after repositioning the aircraft substantially in the direction of the trajectory between the third flight step and the fourth flight step,
• wherein said aircraft includes a fixed substantially straight and elongated wing in a lateral direction of a fuselage of the aircraft,
• wherein said aircraft is piloted using a first propulsion mode using aeronautical engines and using a second propulsion mode using rocket engines, and
• wherein said aircraft is a single-stage spacecraft constructed to achieve lift without a separate auxiliary launcher.

A method of piloting an aircraft comprising:

• performing a first aerodynamic flight step at a subsonic speed between Mach 0.5 and Mach 0.8 using aeronautical engines without in-flight refueling;
• performing a second space launch flight step at supersonic speed using rocket propulsion units after controlling an aircraft inclination change between the first step and the second step;
• performing a third gliding descent step with the fuselage substantially perpendicular to trajectory;
• and
• performing a fourth aerodynamic flight landing step after repositioning the aircraft substantially in the direction of the trajectory between the third flight step and the fourth flight step,
• wherein said aircraft includes a fixed, substantially straight and elongated wing in a lateral direction of a fuselage of the aircraft,
• wherein said aircraft is piloted using a first propulsion mode using aeronautical engines and using a second propulsion mode using rocket engines,
• wherein said aircraft is a single-stage spacecraft constructed to achieve lift without a separate auxiliary launcher, and
• wherein the wing has a greater span than a length of the fuselage of the aircraft.