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Summary of rocketdyne engine a5 rocket based combined cycle testing
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Cramer, John Emanuel, Mark |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Description | Rocketdyne Propulsion and Power (RPP) has completed a highly successful experimental test program of an advanced rocket based combined cycle (RBCC) propulsion system. The test program was conducted as part of the Advanced Reusable Technology program directed by NASA-MSFC to demonstrate technologies for low-cost access to space. Testing was conducted in the new GASL Flight Acceleration Simulation Test (FAST) facility at sea level (Mach 0), Mach 3.0 - 4.0, and vacuum flight conditions. Significant achievements obtained during the test program include 1) demonstration of engine operation in air-augmented rocket mode (AAR), ramjet mode and rocket mode and 2) smooth transition from AAR to ramjet mode operation. Testing in the fourth mode (scramjet) is scheduled for November 1998. |
| File Size | 651002 |
| Page Count | 17 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19990008510 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2c877b8d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1998-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Cycles Test Facilities Performance Tests Ketchum. A. Flight Conditions Supersonic Combustion Ramjet Engines Sea Level Vacuum Low Cost Acceleration Physics Propulsion Experimentation Flight Simulation Mach Number Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
