Hypersonic flow over blunt bodies is investigated analytically for contributions of the second order effect of longitudinal curvature in the presence of strong magnetic fields in reduction of skin-friction and heat transfer. The governing boundary layer equations are derived from the Navier-Stokes equations by an order of magnitude analysis in which only terms of 0(1) and 0(Re-½) are retained. Transformation based on similarity variables is employed to obtain a set of total differential equations which are solved by the perturbation method of solutions. Results show that with magnetic field, curvature significantly affects the reduction of the skin friction and the increase in heat transfer
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