It was on January 23, 1941, less than two years after the first flight of a jet-propelled aircraft, that ground was broken in Cleveland for the NACA Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory (AERL). Originally envisioned as a laboratory for fundamental research on piston engines, the new NACA laboratory never actually fulfilled this role. From the first test in 1942 until the end of the war in 1945, primary emphasis was on trouble-shooting to solve the problems of engines in production for the war effort. By the end of the war, the transition from piston to jet propulsion was well underway, and with it went the direction of the laboratory's program. Some of the major accomplishments over the past fifty years are reviewed and the challenges of the future examined. From piston engines through environmentally acceptable high-speed propulsion systems, efforts have included and will continue to include discipline, component, and engine activities along with provision of facilities to carry out the programs.
Lewis Aeropropulsion Technology: Remembering the past and Challenging the Future
1991
21 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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