Chronology and Analysis of the Development of Altitude Performance and Mechanical Characteristics of a Turbofan Engine at the Arnold Engineering Development Center

Abstract

The chronology and analysis of the altitude development cycle of a typical current state-of-the-art turbine engine at the Engine Test Facility of the Arnold Engineering Development Center is reviewed to provide visibility and guidelines to improve the ETF/AEDC support capability to turbine engine test programs. A critical review of the program is reported with respect to three salient areas: (1) a comparison of the original test schedule with the achieved schedule, (2) a chronology of the engine builds tested, (3) and a resume of the test planning/coordination activities of the program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA018691

Entities

People

  • Jack T. Tate
  • T. J. Gillard

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Compressors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Engine Components
  • Engineering
  • Flight Testing
  • High Pressure
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Sea Level
  • Tennessee
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Time
  • Turbine Components
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.