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Hypersonic ground demo engine to simulate access to space.(AEROSPACE)
Advanced Materials & Processes, October, 2005
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Pratt & Whitney Space Propulsion recently completed fabrication of a hypersonic Ground Demonstration Engine (GDE-2), successfully completing a three-phase, nine-year, $58 million contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory The GDE-2 is unique in that it features a variable geometry inlet and a bolted construction, simulating the configuration of a reusable access-to-space or global-reach propulsion system.
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The GDE-2 is undergoing preparations for testing at NASA-Langley Research Center. The first phase of the test program, which will evaluate the engine's operation ...
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