RAPID SITE PREPARATION FOR TURBOJET VTOL AIRCRAFT

Abstract

A sprayable, rapid-curing, light-weight, low-cost material system for use as a remote landing and takeoff site for turbojet VTOL aircraft was developed. The material system was composed of a chlorinated polyester resin system modified with temperature resistant additives and fiber glass reinforcement. The capabilities of the material system were demonstrated by testing in the direct exhaust of an afterburning J85-GE-5 turbojet engine in the Research and Technology Division jet test facility and by an operational field site used for repeated take-off and landings of an X-14A jet VTOL aircraft. The material system withstood temperatures up to 3000F for short time periods. It is believed that the basic VTOL landing site area exposed to the severe temperatures and velocities of a jet engine exhaust can be fabricated using a maximum of 2.5 lbs./sq ft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0613342

Entities

People

  • G. F. Thomas
  • J. E. Butler

Organizations

  • Vought

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Combustion
  • Elastic Properties
  • Erosion Resistance
  • Fabrication
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Jet Engine Exhaust
  • Jet Engines
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbojet Engines

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.