Download or read book Air Force Research Laboratory s Rocket Engine Program Enters Fast Paced Test Phase written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EDWARDS AFB, Calif. Testing is underway of critical components for integration into the world's first full flow cycle hydrogen/oxygen boost engine. Recent tests of the Integrated Powerhead Demonstration project here established a technical first for the United States and mark the first advancements in boost engine technology since the space shuttle main engine was initially developed in the 1970's. The Department of Defense's Integrated Powerhead Demonstration project developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate is ongoing at the Aerojet-Complex test facilities in Sacramento.
Download or read book Large Liquid Engine Test Facility written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), in order to support the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Program, recently activated a large liquid rocket engine test stand after a 25 years dormancy. Test Stand 1A, located at Edwards AFB CA, was left in a semi-abandoned condition since the early 1970's. With no definitive plans for re-activation, the facility was left to weather in the dry desert air. The objective was to provide the Air Force with the capability to test large liquid rocket engines up to 1.6 million pounds of thrust which utilize liquid oxygen for the oxidizer and either liquid hydrogen or kerosene for fuel. A high pressure hydrogen turbopump spin capability was also added to enable turbopump component development testing. This paper will review the lessons learned and observations from designing, modifying, and activating the test stand and performing the initial development activity on the new RS-68 rocket engine being developed for the Boeing Delta IV launch vehicle.
Download or read book Rehabilitation of the Rocket Vehicle Integration Test Stand at Edwards Air Force Base written by National Aeronaut Administration (Nasa) and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since initial use in 1958 for the X-15 rocket-powered research airplane, the Rocket Engine Test Facility has proven essential for testing and servicing rocket-powered vehicles at Edwards Air Force Base. For almost two decades, several successful flight-test programs utilized the capability of this facility. The Department of Defense has recently demonstrated a renewed interest in propulsion technology development with the establishment of the National Aerospace Initiative. More recently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is undergoing a transformation to realign the organization, focusing on the Vision for Space Exploration. These initiatives provide a clear indication that a very capable ground-test stand at Edwards Air Force Base will be beneficial to support the testing of future access-to-space vehicles. To meet the demand of full integration testing of rocket-powered vehicles, the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, the Air Force Flight Test Center, and the Air Force Research Laboratory have combined their resources in an effort to restore and upgrade the original X-15 Rocket Engine Test Facility to become the new Rocket Vehicle Integration Test Stand. This report describes the history of the X-15 Rocket Engine Test Facility, discusses the current status of the facility, and summarizes recent efforts to rehabilitate the facility to support potential access-to-space flight-test programs. A summary of the capabilities of the facility is presented and other important issues are discussed. Jones, Daniel S. and Ray, Ronald J. and Phillips, Paul Armstrong Flight Research Center NASA/TM-2005-212863, H-2566 ENGINE TESTS; FLIGHT TESTS; GROUND TESTS; X-15 AIRCRAFT; TEST STANDS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; MILITARY TECHNOLOGY; NASA PROGRAMS
Download or read book Reusable Booster System written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 15, 2011, the Air Force Space Command established a new vision, mission, and set of goals to ensure continued U.S. dominance in space and cyberspace mission areas. Subsequently, and in coordination with the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Space and Missile Systems Center, and the 14th and 24th Air Forces, the Air Force Space Command identified four long-term science and technology (S&T) challenges critical to meeting these goals. One of these challenges is to provide full-spectrum launch capability at dramatically lower cost, and a reusable booster system (RBS) has been proposed as an approach to meet this challenge. The Air Force Space Command asked the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Research Council to conduct an independent review and assessment of the RBS concept prior to considering a continuation of RBS-related activities within the Air Force Research Laboratory portfolio and before initiating a more extensive RBS development program. The committee for the Reusable Booster System: Review and Assessment was formed in response to that request and charged with reviewing and assessing the criteria and assumptions used in the current RBS plans, the cost model methodologies used to fame [frame?] the RBS business case, and the technical maturity and development plans of key elements critical to RBS implementation. The committee consisted of experts not connected with current RBS activities who have significant expertise in launch vehicle design and operation, research and technology development and implementation, space system operations, and cost analysis. The committee solicited and received input on the Air Force launch requirements, the baseline RBS concept, cost models and assessment, and technology readiness. The committee also received input from industry associated with RBS concept, industry independent of the RBS concept, and propulsion system providers which is summarized in Reusable Booster System: Review and Assessment.
Download or read book Rehabilitation of the Rocket Vehicle Integration Test Stand at Edwards Air Force Base written by National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since initial use in 1958 for the X-15 rocket-powered research airplane, the Rocket Engine Test Facility has proven essential for testing and servicing rocket-powered vehicles at Edwards Air Force Base. For almost two decades, several successful flight-test programs utilized the capability of this facility. The Department of Defense has recently demonstrated a renewed interest in propulsion technology development with the establishment of the National Aerospace Initiative. More recently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is undergoing a transformation to realign the organization, focusing on the Vision for Space Exploration. These initiatives provide a clear indication that a very capable ground-test stand at Edwards Air Force Base will be beneficial to support the testing of future access-to-space vehicles. To meet the demand of full integration testing of rocket-powered vehicles, the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, the Air Force Flight Test Center, and the Air Force Research Laboratory have combined their resources in an effort to restore and upgrade the original X-15 Rocket Engine Test Facility to become the new Rocket Vehicle Integration Test Stand. This report describes the history of the X-15 Rocket Engine Test Facility, discusses the current status of the facility, and summarizes recent efforts to rehabilitate the facility to support potential access-to-space flight-test programs. A summary of the capabilities of the facility is presented and other important issues are discussed.Jones, Daniel S. and Ray, Ronald J. and Phillips, PaulArmstrong Flight Research CenterENGINE TESTS; FLIGHT TESTS; GROUND TESTS; X-15 AIRCRAFT; TEST STANDS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; MILITARY TECHNOLOGY; NASA PROGRAMS
Download or read book Boeing Tests Critical Components for Advanced Rocket Engine written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boeing Company last week tested a state-of-the-art liquid oxygen turbopump, marking a significant step forward in the development of next-generation rocket engine technology. A team of Boeing's Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power unit, Air Force, and NASA personnel conducted the hot-fire testing at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) in Mississippi. This test, one of nine that have been planned, follows a related series of hot-fire tests in which a Rocketdyne-built pre-burner -- which provides oxygen-rich gasses to the oxidizer turbopump turbine drive -- went 'six for six' in that series. The Rocketdyne pre-burner was subsequently attached to the new oxidizer turbopump for its testing. Both the oxidizer turbopump and the pre-burner test series are for the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Integrated Powerhead Demonstration (IPD). Upon completion of its hot-fire test series, the oxidizer turbopump will become part of the IPD engine system and help to provide advancement of key technologies that could find application in future Air Force rocket applications or NASA's Next Generation Launch Technology program.
Download or read book A Review of United States Air Force and Department of Defense Aerospace Propulsion Needs written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-01-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocket and air-breathing propulsion systems are the foundation on which planning for future aerospace systems rests. A Review of United States Air Force and Department of Defense Aerospace Propulsion Needs assesses the existing technical base in these areas and examines the future Air Force capabilities the base will be expected to support. This report also defines gaps and recommends where future warfighter capabilities not yet fully defined could be met by current science and technology development plans.
Download or read book The Experimental Rocket Research Aircraft Program written by Air Force Flight Test Center (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1962* with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Download or read book Review and Evaluation of the Air Force Hypersonic Technology Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-09-05 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was undertaken in response to a request by the U.S. Air Force that the National Research Council (NRC) examine whether the technologies that underlie the concept of a hypersonic, air-launched, air-breathing, hydrocarbon-fueled missile with speeds up to Mach 81 can be demonstrated in time to be initially operational by 2015. To conduct the study, the NRC appointed the Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Air Force Hypersonic Technology Program, under the auspices of the Air Force Science and Technology Board.
Download or read book Rapid Turn Around Flight Testing of a Next Generation Prototype RNLV Preprint written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents the status and results from an ongoing development and flight test program that is investigating both reusable nanosat launch vehicles (RNLV), with an emphasis on fast turn-around operations, and early pathfinding for operationally responsive space. A related objective is enhancing the Technology Readiness Level of candidate launch vehicle technologies whenever they can be accommodated as complementary research experiments. The present program builds upon previous work that featured four flight tests (two conducted in a single day within 3.5 hours) with an earlier prototype RNLV first stage (the Prospector 7) that was developed under a Phase I SBIR sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory - Propulsion Directorate with support from the Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center. Recent work that falls under the scope of a follow-on Phase II SBIR contract has focused on developing a next-generation prototype RNLV first stage. The Phase II objective is to improve both the performance environment and operational fidelity of these flight tests, thereby bringing them closer to those anticipated for orbital missions. Milestones during the past two years have included horizontal static fire testing of a new 4.5 klbf-thrust LOX/ethanol first stage engine, vertical static fire testing of this engine with an interim test vehicle (the Prospector 8) and its initial flight demonstration, and integration and an initial static fire test attempt with the next prototype vehicle (the Prospector 9). Among the latter's most notable design features are two full-scale composite cryogenic propellant tanks. Final integration and operational preparations are gearing up to initiate low-altitude flight testing later this summer.
Download or read book Air Force Navy Team Achieves Important Flight Test Milestone for Responsive Space Lift written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joint service team consisting of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Propulsion Directorate (AFRL/PR), the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR) achieved a signficant milestone on 28 September 2006 with an initial demonstration of responsive launch operations from the Navy's San Nicolas Island. Using an early prototype of the first stage for a reusable launch vehicle (RLV), the test focused on programmatic processes and issues that are considered to be critical factors to enabling responsive space lift with future launch systems. San Nicolas Island, which is situated off the coast of southern California and is a key element of NAVAIR's Sea Range, was chosen to host this test because it shares many of the same features relative to geography, facilities and logistics as other candidate launch sites that SMC is assessing as part of its Generic Approach to Launch Transformation (GALT) initiative.
Download or read book The United States Air Force and the Culture of Innovation 1945 1965 written by Stephen B. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Scientific and Engineering Seminar Abstracts written by Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty selected seminars in rocket propulsion in their various fields were provided to update the knowledge of the approximately 250 engineers and scientists at AFRPL. The outlines of these selected siminars are presented. (Author).
Download or read book Basic Research in Liquid Rocket Combustion at the Air Force Research Laboratory written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viewgraph slides for presentation on Air Force research on liquid rocket combustion given at an international workshop on research status and perspectives in liquid rocket combustion chamber flow dynamics.
Download or read book Proceedings of the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Two Phase Flow Conference written by Lawrence J. Delaney and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Fy 67 In house Research and Development Program written by AIR FORCE ROCKET PROPULSION LAB EDWARDS AFB CALIF. and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is a summary of Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory in-house programs. The Laboratory currently has forty-seven active in-house projects ranging from molecular obital calculations of the existence of potential propellant ingredients, to the testing of nozzle materials and concepts in full-scale rocket motors. This report contains a brief description and status of each AFRPL in-house program as well as the names, symbols, and telephone extensions of the project engineers, who may be contacted for further information. A bibliography of AFRPL Technical Reports which may be obtained from the Defense Documentation Center is also included. (Author).
