Bringing the Future Within Reach

Bringing the Future Within Reach
Author: Robert S. Arrighi
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2016
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780160932106

The book documents Glenn's many research specialties over those 75 years. Among them are early jet engines and rockets; flight safety and fuel efficiency tested in premier icing and wind tunnels; liquid hydrogen fuel which, despite skeptics like aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun, helped the U.S. win the race to the moon; and electric propulsion, considered key to future space flight. Space enthusiasts, aviation personnel, aerospace engineers, and inventors may be interested in this comprehensive and milestone volume. Other related products: NASA at 50: Interviews With NASA\'s Senior Leadership can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01360-4 Other products published by National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/550

Experimental Investigation of a Large-scale, Two-dimensional, Mixed-compression Inlet System

Experimental Investigation of a Large-scale, Two-dimensional, Mixed-compression Inlet System
Author: Norman D. Wong
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1971
Genre: Jet engines
ISBN:

A large-scale, variable-geometry inlet model with a design Mach number of 3.0 was tested at Mach numbers from 1.55 to 3.2. Variable features of the inlet for off-design operation are an adjustable-height ramp system and a translating cowl. This report presents experimental results for a diffuser and boundary-layer bleed configuration which was optimized at the design Mach number. Overall performance was high with throat-mounted vortex generators, which were effective in reducing flow distortion in the subsonic diffuser at the higher Mach numbers.

Science in Flux

Science in Flux
Author: Mark D. Bowles
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2006
Genre: Nuclear energy
ISBN: 9780160877377

Revolutionary Atmosphere

Revolutionary Atmosphere
Author: Robert S. Arrighi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781780393728

NASA SP 2010-4319. NASA History Series. This scholarly look at the Altitude Wind Tunnel covers the transformations the wind tunnel made in its long history from a wind tunnel doing full-scale testing for wartime applications, to a vacuum chamber supporting the Vision for Space Exploration, and even a brief period as home to Mercury astronaut training. The book also addresses the attempts to resurrect the facility and its eventual decommissioning and demolition.