Propulsion Flight Research at NASA Dryden From 1967 to 1997
Burcham Jr., Frank W. and Ray, Ronald J. and Conners, Timothy R. and Walsh, Kevin R. (1998) Propulsion Flight Research at NASA Dryden From 1967 to 1997. Technical Report NASA/TP-1998-206554, Research Engineering, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
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Abstract
From 1967 to 1997, pioneering propulsion flight research activities have been conceived and conducted at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. Many of these programs have been flown jointly with the United States Department of Defense, industry, or the Federal Aviation Administration. Propulsion research has been conducted on the XB-70, F-111A, F-111E, YF-12, JetStar, B-720, MD-11, F-15, F-104, Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology, F-14, F/A-18, SR-71, and the hypersonic X-15 airplanes. Research studies have included inlet dynamics and control, in-flight thrust computation, integrated propulsion controls, inlet and boattail drag, wind tunnel–to–flight comparisons, digital engine controls, advanced engine control optimization algorithms, acoustics, antimisting kerosene, in-flight lift and drag, throttle response criteria, and thrust-vectoring vanes. A computer-controlled thrust system has been developed to land the F-15 and MD-11 airplanes without using any of the normal flight controls. An F-15 airplane has flown tests of axisymmetric thrust-vectoring nozzles. A linear aerospike rocket experiment has been developed and tested on the SR-71 airplane. This paper discusses some of the more unique flight programs, the results, lessons learned, and their impact on current technology.
| EPrint Type: | NASA Technical Publication |
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| Keywords: | B-720, Engine, F/A-18, F-14, F-15, F-104, F-111A, F-111E, Flight test, Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology, Inlet, JetStar, MD-11, Nozzle, Propulsion, SR-71, XB-70, X-15, YF-12 |
| Subjects: | (01 - 09) Aeronautics: (07) Aircraft Propulsion And Power Aircraft/Project: F-18 Aircraft/Project: YF-12 Aircraft/Project: X-15 Aircraft/Project: F-111 Aircraft/Project: F-104 Aircraft/Project: Boeing 720 Aircraft/Project: HiMAT Aircraft/Project: SR-71 Blackbird Aircraft/Project: MD-11 Aircraft/Project: XB-70 Aircraft/Project: F-14 Aircraft/Project: F-15 |
| ID Code: | 151 |
| Deposited On: | 04 June 2004 |
| Additional Information: | 28 pages. Presented at the AIAA/SAE/ASME/34th Joint Propulsion Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, July 13-15, 1998, AIAA 98-3712. |
