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REDIRECT Dryden Flight Research Center

... a Mars airplane resulted from a January 1977 meeting between David Scott , former director of DFRC, and JPL director Dr. Bruce Murray, who had offered JPL 's assistance in perfecting the ... nose of the aircraft would permit use of a significantly smaller parachute, simplifying its installation. (DFRC X-Press, Dec 15/78, 3) INTELSAT announced reduced charges for many of its satellite ...

... in 1979, followed by installation of the winglets for full-data flights. (DFRC X-Press, Sept 22/78, 2) DFRC announced it had returned its unmanned spin research vehicle (SRV) to flight ... followed, if successful, by additional nose modifications. Changing nose shape would alter aircraft-spin characteristics. (DFRC X-Press, Sept 22/78,4) August 1978 August September 1978 September Sep 1 1978 ...

... Nov 30/79) NASA announced that John W. Boyd, on detail as deputy director of DFRC since January 1, would return January 1, 1980, to his post as associate director of ... for aeronautics and flight systems in 1970, serving in that position until his detail to DFRC. He was named associate director of ARC in July 1979. (NASA anno Nov 19/79 ... Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Johannes joined NASA in 1979 and had been director of engineering at DFRC. (DFRC Release 79-40) The Washington Star reported that MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER MSFC engineer Frank ...

... . Possible applications would include crop dusting and firefighting. (NASA X-Press, Dec 2/77, 4) DFRC reported it had made further study of the effect of insects sticking to the leading ... , to encounter as many different quantities, kinds, and sizes of bugs as possible. Bob Baron, DFRC project manager, said results indicated a need for some sort of washing system to reduce effects of insect impacts on the laminar flow surface. (DFRC Release 40-77) November 1977 November December 1977 December Dec 1 1977 1 Dec 2 ...

... . '''Deiterich:''' The carrier for ALT was Fitz Fizhugh L. Fulton Jr. , and he was a DFRC Dryden Flight Research Center guy. And we spent a lot of time out at—I ... and stuff like that. And he was essentially a FIDO type of person back for DFRC. '''Wright:''' I know there were some concerns of safety for both the aircraft and spacecraft ... through the hangars, and they X-24s sitting there, and you could look at those. DFRC would probably have been a fun place to work, probably would have been a fun ...

... of Shuttle approach and landing tests (ALT) that began Feb. 18 at DFRC might end ahead of schedule, DFRC announced, if the 4th and 5th flight of the combined 747-and-orbiter ... in the summer would release the orbiter for an unpowered landing on DFRC's dry lakebed. (NASA Release 77-36; DFRC Release 8-77) January 1977 January February 1977 February Feb 1 ...

... the United States from KENNEDY SPACE CENTER KSC to DFRC, where "its flight log books will be closed," said the Marshall Star. DFRC said the craft, which served as prototype in all ... Shuttle Enterprise had made eight captive and five free-flight approach-and-landing tests at DFRC in 1977; it then was ferried to MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER MSFC for ground vibration ... with Enterprise Space Shuttle Enterprise and was spokesman for the Shuttle program during press briefings. (DFRC Release 29-79; Marshall Star, Aug 8/79, 1; Johnson Space Center JSC Roundup, Aug ...

... Media:80-08-08.pdf Space News for this day. (1MB PDF) DFRC said that it was awaiting delivery of a new aircraft that would take off and ... . Another XV15 was at ARC preparing for research flight tests. The one being delivered to DFRC would serve to expand performance limits reached by NASA, military, and contract pilots in a ... year; the ARC craft would be flown within limits established at DFRC to accomplish specific research objectives. (NASA Release 80-127; DFRC Release 80-16) NASA reported that its QSRA was the ...

... , and resist spins at high angle of-attach flight conditions, the DFRC X-Press reported. Dryden Space Flight Center (DFRC) modified the F-14 X's basic analog flight control system for ... Ames-DRFC pilots not involved in the F-14 program flew the aircraft. NASA Ames-DFRC pilot Ed Schneider said after his flight that “The new modification permits improved rolling performance ... Chuck Baucom would also present results at the Society of Experimental Test Pilots' September symposium. (DFRC X-Press, Aug 16/85, 2) World amateur radio operators participated in the shuttle amateur ...

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