Apr 13 1971
From The Space Library
NASA's supercritical wing, flown on TF-8A jet aircraft piloted by test pilot Thomas C. McMurtry, successfully completed fourth flight from FRC. Purposes of one-hour flight-to expand flight envelope to higher altitudes and higher speeds, evaluate augmented stability and control, determine handling qualities with stability augmentation system on and off, determine structural loads and buffet boundaries, and make preliminary evaluation of flutter characteristics-were achieved. Aircraft reached 10 700-m (35 000-ft) altitude and mach 0.9. (NASA Proj Off)
NAE announced election of 29 U.S. engineers to NAE, bringing total membership to 356. New members included L/C Samuel C. Phillips (USAF), Commander of SAMSO; Joseph F. Shea, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Raytheon Co. Equipment Div.; and Ronald Smelt, Vice President and Chief Scientist, Lockheed Aircraft Corp. (NAE Release)
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