TEST RESULTS OF RESEARCH FOR RAPID SITE PREPARATION FOR VTOL AIRCRAFT

Abstract

To operate VTOL aircraft in remote front-line areas, sites must be prepared to prevent flying foreign objects from damaging the aircrft. Research was conducted to determine whether any quick-setting soil hardeners could withstand the blast environment of the VTOL afterburner. Samples of numerous materials were tested in a special VTOL test facility consisting of a J-85-5 jet engine with afterburner that could be rotated to a vertical position to duplicate ground conditions imposed by the VTOL jet blast. A fastcuring, sprayable, resin formulation was developed and tested, and full-scale tests were made with an X-14 VTOL aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0455562

Entities

People

  • A. Vasiloff

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afterburners
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Blast
  • Design Criteria
  • Engines
  • Fabrication
  • Glass Fibers
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Jet Engines
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Resistance
  • Test Facilities
  • Vehicles

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