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Research pilot Fred Haise
C-140 JetStar landing on Rog
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JetStar
| Photo Description |
The Dryden C-140 JetStar during testing of advanced propfan designs. Dryden conducted flight research in 1981-1982 on several designs. The technology was developed under the direction of the Lewis Research Center (today the Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH) under the Advanced Turboprop Program. Under that program, Langley Research Center in Virginia oversaw work on accoustics and noise reduction. These efforts were intended to develop a high-speed and fuel-efficient turboprop system. |
| Project Description |
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility (later the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA), in co-operation with the Lewis Research Center, investigated the acoustic characteristics of a series of subscale advanced design propellors in the early eighties. These propellors were designed to rotate at a tip speed faster than the speed of sound. They are, in effect, a "swept back wing" version of a propellor. The tests were conducted on Dryden's C-140 Jetstar, seen here on a research flight over the Mojave desert. The JetStar was modified with the installation of an air turbine drive system. The drive motor, with a 24 inch test propellor, was mounted in a pylon atop the JetStar. The JetStar was equipped with an array of 28 microphones flush-mounted in the fuselage of the aircraft beneath the propellor. Microphones mounted on the wings and on accompanying chase aircraft provided far-field acoustic data. In the 1960s, the same JetStar was equipped with an electronic variable stability flight control system. Called th (GPAS), the aircraft could duplicate the flight characteristics of a wide variety of advanced aircraft and was used for supersonic transport and general aviation research and as a training and support system for Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests at Dryden in 1977. In 1985, the JetStar's wings were modified with suction and spray devices in a laminar (smooth) air flow program to study ways of improving the flow of air over the wings of airliners. The program also studied ways of reducing the collection of ice and insects on airliner wings. |
| Photo Date |
May 21, 1981 |
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LOGO OF SPACE SHUTTLE
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LOGO OF SPACE SHUTTLE |
| Description |
LOGO OF SPACE SHUTTLE |
| Date |
03.18.1977 |
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BACK END OF SPACE SHUTTLE MO
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BACK END OF SPACE SHUTTLE MODEL IN THE 10X10 FOOT WIND TUNNEL |
| Description |
BACK END OF SPACE SHUTTLE MODEL IN THE 10X10 FOOT WIND TUNNEL |
| Date |
02.15.1977 |
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PACER ELECTRIC CAR WITH N FO
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PACER ELECTRIC CAR WITH N FOUT - K PIERCE - J BOZEK |
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PACER ELECTRIC CAR WITH N FOUT - K PIERCE - J BOZEK |
| Date |
06.01.1977 |
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PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS TEST FA
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PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS TEST FACILITY |
| Description |
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS TEST FACILITY |
| Date |
05.23.1977 |
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CTS COMMINICATION TECHNOLOGY
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CTS COMMINICATION TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE PET PORTABLE EARTH TERMINAL |
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CTS COMMINICATION TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE PET PORTABLE EARTH TERMINAL |
| Date |
03.21.1977 |
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SPACE LAB MOCKUP IN THE ZERO
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SPACE LAB MOCKUP IN THE ZERO GRAVITY FACILITY |
| Description |
SPACE LAB MOCKUP IN THE ZERO GRAVITY FACILITY |
| Date |
03.30.1977 |
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SPACE SHUTTLE MODEL IN THE 1
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SPACE SHUTTLE MODEL IN THE 10X10 FOOT WIND TUNNEL |
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SPACE SHUTTLE MODEL IN THE 10X10 FOOT WIND TUNNEL |
| Date |
08.16.1977 |
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JetStar
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JetStar |
| Description |
The Dryden C-140 JetStar during testing of advanced propfan designs. Dryden conducted flight research in 1981-1982 on several designs. The technology was developed under the direction of the Lewis Research Center (today the Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH) under the Advanced Turboprop Program. Under that program, Langley Research Center in Virginia oversaw work on accoustics and noise reduction. These efforts were intended to develop a high-speed and fuel-efficient turboprop system. NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility (later the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA), in co-operation with the Lewis Research Center, investigated the acoustic characteristics of a series of subscale advanced design propellors in the early eighties. These propellors were designed to rotate at a tip speed faster than the speed of sound. They are, in effect, a "swept back wing" version of a propellor. The tests were conducted on Dryden's C-140 Jetstar, seen here on a research flight over the Mojave desert. The JetStar was modified with the installation of an air turbine drive system. The drive motor, with a 24 inch test propellor, was mounted in a pylon atop the JetStar. The JetStar was equipped with an array of 28 microphones flush-mounted in the fuselage of the aircraft beneath the propellor. Microphones mounted on the wings and on accompanying chase aircraft provided far-field acoustic data. In the 1960s, the same JetStar was equipped with an electronic variable stability flight control system. Called the General Purpose Airborne Simulator (GPAS), the aircraft could duplicate the flight characteristics of a wide variety of advanced aircraft and was used for supersonic transport and general aviation research and as a training and support system for Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests at Dryden in 1977. In 1985, the JetStar's wings were modified with suction and spray devices in a laminar (smooth) air flow program to study ways of improving the flow of air over the wings of airliners. The program also studied ways of reducing the collection of ice and insects on airliner wings. |
| Date |
01.01.1981 |
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JetStar in flight
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JetStar in flight |
| Description |
This 18-second movie clip shows the NASA Dryden Lockheed C-140 JetStar in flight with its pylon-mounted air-turbine-drive system used to gather information on the acoustic characteristics of subscale advanced design propellers. Data was gathered through 28 flush-mounted microphones on the skin of the aircraft. From 1976 to 1987 the NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio -- today known as the Glenn Research Center -- engaged in research and development of an advanced turboprop concept in partnership with Hamilton Standard, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, the largest manufacturer of propellers in the United States. The Advanced Turboprop Project took its impetus from the energy crisis of the early 1970's and sought to produce swept propeller blades that would increase efficiency and reduce noise. As the project progressed, Pratt & Whitney, Allison Gas Turbine Division of General Motors, General Electric, Gulfstream, Rohr Industries, Boeing, Lockheed, and McDonnell Douglas, among others, also took part. NASA Lewis did the much of the ground research and marshaled the resources of these and other members of the aeronautical community. The team came to include the NASA Ames Research Center, Langley Research Center, and the Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (before and after that time, the Dryden Flight Research Center). Together, they brought the propeller to the flight research stage, and the team that worked on the project won the coveted Collier Trophy for its efforts in 1987. To test the acoustics of the propeller the team developed, it mounted propeller models on a C-140 JetStar aircraft fuselage at NASA Dryden. The JetStar was modified with the installation of an air-turbine-drive system. The drive motor, with a test propeller, was mounted on a pylon atop the JetStar. The JetStar was equipped with an array of 28 microphones flush-mounted in the fuselage of the aircraft beneath the propeller. Microphones mounted on the wings and on an accompanying Learjet chase aircraft provided far-field acoustic data. Between May 21, 1981 and August of 1982, the JetStar completed roughly 45 research flights with three different propellers in varying configurations. Dryden engineers analyzed some of the resultant data, while they sent flight tapes to Hamilton Standard, Lewis, and Langley for analysis there. The results indicated a need for noise-reduction technology to keep the noise levels down to the project goals. An improved version of the advanced turboprop underwent flight testing in 1987 on a Gulfstream II over Georgia in 1987. These flight tests verified predictions of a 20- to 30-percent fuel savings. However, with the end of the energy crisis, the need for such savings disappeared, and the Advanced Turboprop Project did not lead to the expected industry-wide adoption of the new propeller systems on transport aircraft. In the 1960s, the same JetStar that was used to test the advanced turboprop had been equipped with an electronic variable-stability, flight-control system. Called then a General Purpose Airborne Simulator (GPAS), the aircraft could duplicate the flight characteristics of a wide variety of advanced aircraft and was used for supersonic transport and general aviation research, and as a training and support system for Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests at Dryden in 1977. Over the years, the JetStar has also been used for a variety of other flight research projects, including laminar-flow-control flight tests in the mid-1980s. |
| Date |
01.01.1981 |
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WALL MODELS IN THE VISITOR I
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| Title |
WALL MODELS IN THE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER VIC |
| Description |
WALL MODELS IN THE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER VIC |
| Date |
11.07.1977 |
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YF-12 AIRCRAFT MODEL IN THE
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| Title |
YF-12 AIRCRAFT MODEL IN THE 10X10 FOOT WIND TUNNEL |
| Description |
YF-12 AIRCRAFT MODEL IN THE 10X10 FOOT WIND TUNNEL |
| Date |
12.12.1977 |
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LOGO OF SPACE SHUTTLE
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LOGO OF SPACE SHUTTLE |
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PLUARG POLLUTION FROM LAND U
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PLUARG POLLUTION FROM LAND USE ACTIVITIES REFERENCE GROUP 1976 |
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PLUARG POLLUTION FROM LAND U
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PLUARG POLLUTION FROM LAND USE ACTIVITIES REFERENCE GROUP 1976 |
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QUIET ENGINE A - BOEING INTA
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QUIET ENGINE A - BOEING INTAKE |
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PLUARG POLLUTION FROM LAND U
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PLUARG POLLUTION FROM LAND USE ACTIVITIES REFERENCE GROUP 1976 |
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QCSEE QUIET CLEAN STOL - SHO
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QCSEE QUIET CLEAN STOL - SHORT TAKE OFF LANDING - EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE |
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PACEMAKER IMPLANT PHOTOGRAPH
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PACEMAKER IMPLANT PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE CLEVELAND CLINIC CLEVELAND OHIO |
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HEAVY DUTY GAS TURBINE ENGIN
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HEAVY DUTY GAS TURBINE ENGINE - ENGINE IN 1976 DODGE ASPEN |
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ENGINEERING MODEL MERCURY IO
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ENGINEERING MODEL MERCURY ION THRUSTER SYSTEM BUILT BY HUGHES RESEARCH LABORATORIES |
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HEAVY DUTY GAS TURBINE ENGIN
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HEAVY DUTY GAS TURBINE ENGINE - ENGINE IN 1976 DODGE ASPEN |
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HEAVY DUTY GAS TURBINE ENGIN
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HEAVY DUTY GAS TURBINE ENGINE - ENGINE IN 1976 DODGE ASPEN |
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LASER ABSORPTION RIG
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LASER ABSORPTION RIG |
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LASER ABSORPTION RIG
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LASER ABSORPTION RIG |
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QCSEE QUIET CLEAN STOL EXPER
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QCSEE QUIET CLEAN STOL EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE OTW OVER THE WING TEST ENGINE |
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AIRCRAFT - C-5 GALAXY - C-13
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AIRCRAFT - C-5 GALAXY - C-130H HERCULES - YC-141B STRETCHED STARLIFTER |
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AIRCRAFT - C-5 GALAXY - C-13
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AIRCRAFT - C-5 GALAXY - C-130H HERCULES - YC-141B STRETCHED STARLIFTER |
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QUARTZ TIMING WATCHES
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QUARTZ TIMING WATCHES |
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FILAMENT WOUND ROCKET CASE S
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FILAMENT WOUND ROCKET CASE SOLID FUEL |
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AIRCRAFT - C-5 GALAXY - C-13
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AIRCRAFT - C-5 GALAXY - C-130H HERCULES - YC-141B STRETCHED STARLIFTER |
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ROCKET ENGINE SERIAL NO. 130
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ROCKET ENGINE SERIAL NO. 130 |
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DOUGLAS DC-9-40 - LOCKHEED T
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DOUGLAS DC-9-40 - LOCKHEED TRI-STAR L-1011 - BELL JET RANGER 11 HELICOPTER AIRCRAFT |
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SPACE SHUTTLE AND 747 AIRPLA
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SPACE SHUTTLE AND 747 AIRPLANE |
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UNITED STATES AIRPLANES FOR
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UNITED STATES AIRPLANES FOR EXPORT |
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SPACE SHUTTLE AND 747 AIRPLA
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SPACE SHUTTLE AND 747 AIRPLANE |
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SPACE SHUTTLE AND 747 AIRPLA
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SPACE SHUTTLE AND 747 AIRPLANE |
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UNITED STATES AIRPLANES FOR
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UNITED STATES AIRPLANES FOR EXPORT |
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DOUGLAS DC-9-40 - LOCKHEED T
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DOUGLAS DC-9-40 - LOCKHEED TRI-STAR L-1011 - BELL JET RANGER 11 HELICOPTER AIRCRAFT |
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DOUGLAS DC-9-40 - LOCKHEED T
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DOUGLAS DC-9-40 - LOCKHEED TRI-STAR L-1011 - BELL JET RANGER 11 HELICOPTER AIRCRAFT |
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STRATFORD SHOALS RAMOS
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STRATFORD SHOALS RAMOS |
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IR-100 SPACE SHUTTLE MATERIA
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IR-100 SPACE SHUTTLE MATERIAL |
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PHOTOVOLTAIC WATER PUMPING I
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PHOTOVOLTAIC WATER PUMPING IN AFRICA |
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DEPLOYMENT OF BRAYTON SYSTEM
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DEPLOYMENT OF BRAYTON SYSTEM |
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