NAPTC Facility Modifications Required for Altitude Testing of Current V/STOL Engine.

Abstract

Modifications were made to NAPTC altitude chamber 3E to provide the capability to test current V/STOL aircraft engines. A test program was conducted with a F402 vectored-thrust turbofan engine to evaluate the modifications and verify facility operational capability. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA041608

Entities

People

  • John Lezniak
  • Joseph F. Boytos

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircraft Engines
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Altitude Chambers
  • Day
  • Engines
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Load Cells
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Sea Level
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Turbojet Engines
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation