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Volume 56 Number 7 November 2014 ACTE takes flight New flap may validate new technologies By Peter Merlin NASA Armstrong Public Affairs NASA’s green aviation project is one step closer to developing technology that could make future airliners quieter and more fuel- efficient with the successful flight test of a wing surface that can change shape in flight. This past summer researchers replaced an airplane’s conventional aluminum flaps with advanced, shape-changing assemblies that form seamless bendable and twistable surfaces. Flight testing will determine whether flexible trailing- ED14-0338-081 NASA/Ken Ulbrich edge wing flaps are a viable approach Above, for the initial ACTE flight, to improve aerodynamic efficiency the experimental control surfaces were and reduce noise generated during locked at a specified setting. Varied takeoffs and landings. flap settings on subsequent tests will The Adaptive Compliant Trailing demonstrate the capability of the Edge (ACTE) project is a joint flexible surfaces under actual flight effort between NASA and the U.S. conditions. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), using flaps designed At left, flight results will validate and built by FlexSys, Inc. of Ann whether the ACTE flap’s seamless Arbor, Michigan. With AFRL design and advanced lightweight funding through the Air Force’s materials can reduce wing structural Small Business Innovative Research weight, improve fuel economy and program, FlexSys developed a efficiency, and reduce environmental impacts. ACTE, page 2 ED14-0338-016 NASA/Ken Ulbrich www..gov/ X-Press November 2014 New configuration has first flight

By Jay Levine inexpensive remotely or optionally X-Press Editor piloted glider that will be towed aloft NASA has successfully flight- by a transport aircraft. Following tested a prototype twin-fuselage release at about 40,000 feet, the towed glider that could lead to glider would launch a booster rocket rockets being launched from into an optimal trajectory to place pilotless aircraft at high altitudes – its payload into low orbit. a technology application that could The glider was built primarily significantly reduce the cost and with commercial-off-the-shelf improve the efficiency of sending components, but some parts were small satellites into space. The first manufactured by NASA Armstrong’s flights of the one-third-scale twin Fabrication Branch. Assembly was fuselage towed glider took place at accomplished in NASA Armstrong’s NASA Armstrong on Oct. 21. Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems The towed glider is an element Research Lab, or model shop. In of the novel rocket-launching ED14-0159-69 NASA/Tom Tschida January 2014, flights confirmed concept of the Towed Glider that towing and releasing a single- One of NASA Armstrong’s DROID small, unmanned research aircraft tows Air-Launch System, or TGALS. fuselage version of the aircraft by the twin-fuselage towed glider into the blue sky on its first test flight. NASA Armstrong researchers are the DROID tow plane functioned developing the project, which as expected. The recent flights is funded as a part of the Space the first, the glider was towed – is mated with the glider and confirmed the dual-fuselage version Technology Mission Directorate’s behind the DROID, leveled out in ultimately launched from the also is airworthy. Game Changing Development flight and the glider was released glider after its release from the TGALS chief engineer Ryan program. for another free flight to the dry DROID. Dibley said using two commercial- The 27-foot-wingspan glider was lakebed. Gerald Budd, who for about off-the-shelf glider halves and towed behind the Dryden Remotely “We had a really good first three years has conceptualized and joining them together with a center Operated Integrated Drone, or flight,” said John Kelly, TGALS sought funding for the concept, wing structure created challenges. DROID, unmanned aircraft into project manager. “Both aircraft piloted the DROID during the While the center wing section was the blue skies above Edwards Air performed well.” test flight and was pleased that the built in-house and was designed Force Base. Minutes later the “It flies fantastically,” said Robert project had a successful first test specifically for this mission, the towline was released and the twin “Red” Jensen, who piloted the flight. outer wing sections were built for fuselage aircraft glided to a perfect dual-fuselage glider. “There were no “It was surreal to watch it fly the standard single-fuselage glider landing on Rogers Dry Lake. squawks (problems).” after all of the work it took to get without the additional weight. After reviewing wind conditions The goal is to build confidence here,” Budd said. “One of the concerns was we and checking the systems of both with the aircraft and with tow If the project continues to didn’t know what the outer wing aircraft, mission managers decided operations before the final element succeed, Budd believes the ultimate to go for a second flight. As with – an experimental rocket payload goal would be to build a relatively TGALS, page 6

ACTE... from page 1 variable geometry airfoil system demonstrations to show design to existing airplane wings or materials will reduce wing structural called FlexFoil that can be retrofitted improvements in drag, weight, noise, integrated into new airframes. weight and give engineers the ability to existing airplane wings or emission and fuel reductions,” said “We have progressed from an to aerodynamically tailor the wings integrated into brand new airframes. Fay Collier, ERA project manager at innovative idea and matured the to promote improved fuel economy FlexFoil’s inventor, FlexSys NASA’s Langley Research Center in concept through multiple designs and more efficient operations, while founder and Chief Executive Officer Hampton, Virginia. and wind tunnel tests, to a final reducing environmental impacts. Sridhar Kota hopes testing with the During the initial ACTE demonstration that should prove “The first flight went as planned modified Gulfstream III will confirm flight, the experimental control to the aerospace industry that this – we validated many key elements the design’s flight worthiness and surfaces were locked at a specified technology is ready to dramatically of the experimental trailing edges,” open doors to future applications and setting. Different flap settingsimprove aircraft efficiency,” said said Thomas Rigney, ACTE project commercialization. ACTE is being will be employed on subsequent AFRL Program Manager Pete manager at Armstrong. “We expect flown from NASA Armstrong. flights to collect a variety of data Flick, from Wright-Patterson Air this technology to make future “This flight test is one of the demonstrating the capability of Force Base, Ohio. aircraft lighter, more efficient and NASA Environmentally Responsible the flexible wings to withstand a ACTE technology is expected to quieter. It also has the potential to Aviation (ERA) Project’s eight real flight environment. The flaps have far-reaching effects on future save hundreds of millions of dollars large-scale integrated technology have the potential to be retrofitted aviation. Advanced lightweight annually in fuel costs.” X-Press November 2014 FAA honors McMurtry News By Alan Brown Richard Dilbeck NASA Armstrong Public Affairs (left), coordinator at NASA Retired NASA Armstrong of the Master research pilot Thomas C. McMurtry Pilot award was honored by the Federal Aviation presentations Orion set Administration Oct. 25 with the for the Federal presentation of the agency’s Wright Aviation Brothers Master Pilot Award Administration’s to launch during a ceremony before family, Sacramento NASA’s new Orion spacecraft friends and associates at the AERO regional office, now is at its launch pad after Institute in Palmdale. presents the completing its journey Nov. award to retired Richard Dilbeck, coordinator of 12. It arrived at Space Launch NASA Armstrong Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral the Master Pilot award presentations research pilot for the FAA’s Sacramento regional Tom McMurtry Air Force Station in Florida, office, presented the prestigious as McMurtry’s where the spacecraft then was award to McMurtry as his wife, wife Mary Louise lifted onto a United Launch Mary Louise McMurtry and an assists. Alliance Delta IV heavy rocket estimated 120 attendees applauded in preparation for its first trip to the honoree. ED14-0325-021 NASA/Jim Ross space. McMurtry, whose activity Orion will travel almost is severely limited following 60,000 miles into space a debilitating stroke, was also Thursday, Dec. 4, during an presented with resolutions and uncrewed flight designed to certificates honoring his service to test many of the spacecraft’s NASA and the nation from several systems before it begins carrying public officials, including California astronauts on missions to deep state senator Stephen Knight of the space destinations. 21st district, Los Angeles County The spacecraft, which includes fifth district supervisor Michael the crew and service modules, Antonovich and U.S. Congressman launch abort system and the Howard “Buck” McKeon of adapter that will connect it to California’s 25th district. the rocket, was completed in Now 79, McMurtry joined the October. NASA Flight Research Center “In less than a month, Orion in 1967 after service as a U.S. will travel farther than any Navy pilot and with Lockheed spacecraft built for humans has EC76-4973 NASA/Tom Tschida Corporation. He was a project pilot been in more than 40 years,” on some of the most significant Retired NASA research pilot Tom McMurtry is pictured with the X-24B lifting said William Gerstenmaier, body after he made the 36th and final flight in the unique craft on Nov. 26, NASA’s associate administrator McMurtry, page 8 1975. for human exploration and operations.. Orion is scheduled to liftoff Happy 50th at 7:05 a.m. Dec. 4. During NASA Armstrong Flight Loads its two-orbit, 4.5 hour flight Laboratory chief test engineer test, Orion will travel 3,600 Larry Hudson, at left, displays miles beyond Earth. From this the hot structures loads testing distance, Orion will return of the carbon-silicon-carbide through Earth’s atmosphere ruddervator conducted in the lab at speeds approaching 20,000 for Aerostructures Branch Chief mph, generating temperatures Randy Thompson and to Don Lange near 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit and Chuck Harris of the Air Force on its heat shield. The flight will Test Center. Hot structures loads allow engineers to test systems testing was one of eight technology critical to safety, including the demonstrations featured during the lab’s 50th anniversary celebration heat shield, parachutes, avionics and attitude control. ED14-0319-082 NASA/Ken Ulbrich Oct. 23. X-Press November 2014 Armstrong employees honored John G. Coggins The NASA Honor Awards for For using his Armstrong employees was Sept. noteworthy 17 and included 21 individual negotiating and awards and three group awards. technical skills to John Grunsfeld, Science Mission achieve customer Directorate associate administrator, satisfaction at the attended and helped present some center, agency and of the awards. national levels.

Outstanding William D. Leadership Medal Eason Dennis O. For exceptional Hines service resulting For providing in lasting ED14-0283-26 NASA/Ken Ulbrich exceptional improvements leadership to the Larry Hudson, center, accepts the NASA Group Achievement Award for the to the Reliability agency programs HIAD Team from John Grunsfeld, left, and David McBride, right. Centered and projects at the Maintenance NASA Armstrong Program delivering dependable Flight Research Center. facilities and infrastructure.

David Voracek Joe Hernandez For demonstrated For exceptional leadership in engineering promoting and leadership in maintaining the area of flight a culture of instrumentation innovation. aboard the G-III No.804 research Eddie Zavala aircraft. For exceptional ED14-0283-27 NASA/Ken Ulbrich leadership in April M. Christopher Miller, center, accepts the NASA Group Achievement Award guiding the Jungers for the F/A-18 No. 853 LVAC Team from John Grunsfeld, left, and David SOFIA program For outstanding McBride, right. from development support, expertise into operational and analytical status, while ability providing simultaneously AFRC success in collecting valuable and unique gaining the high scientific information. credibility and standards within the civil service labor discipline area.

Exceptional Service Medal James W. Troy A. Asher Smolka For sustained For exceptional high performance and sustained both as a pilot performance in across mission the execution of directorates and aeronautical flight for continuous test and flight improvement of ED14-0283-28 NASA/Ken Ulbrich operations for research aircraft AFRC and NASA. and Flight Operations policies and Tim Krall, center, accepts the NASA Group Achievement Award for the SOFIA practices. Program Team from John Grunsfeld, left, and David McBride, right. NASA Awards, page 6 X-Press November 2014 Staff honors some of its finest NASA Armstrong Center Henry Arnaiz Mentor Award Director Award Recognizes an employee who For outstanding teamwork in demonstrates outstanding managing facility projects, facility performance in mentoring new and operations and maintenance, across established employees. multiple years to maintain, repair Ricardo A. Arteaga and modernize the infrastructure of the NASA Armstrong Flight Steven B. Davis Co-op/Student Research Center. Award Code F Project Team Recognizes a student participating Andrew L. Boykin, William D. in NASA Armstrong’s sponsored Eason, Gemma V. Flores, Jin S. student program who shows Oh, Justin D. Reed and William exceptional initiative, cooperation, R. Werner excellence and exemplary performance during their term at Milton O. Thompson Award the center. In recognition of lifetime ED14-0334-05 NASA/Tom Tschida Justin Behling, Kassidy leadership and contributions to Don Gatlin, left, received the Milton O. Thompson Award from NASA McLaughlin and Nicholas Ross the advancement of aeronautical Armstrong Center Director David McBride, right. Marty Gatlin, Don Gatlin’s vehicles and flight research. wife, is in the middle of the image. Supervisor/Manager/Leader Donald H. Gatlin, NASA Retired Recognizes outstanding leadership and/or management qualities that Pride in NASA (PIN) Awards deliver exceptional results. Given in recognition of an Laurie A. Grindle, Larry D. employee’s example, set through Hudson, Christopher J. Miller their words and deeds, of what and Edmund Swan pride is within NASA Armstrong. John A. Saltzman and Carla Technician/Mechanic Thomas Recognizes an employee who exhibits technical expertise, Can-Do Attitude significant performance, Recognizes employees who enthusiasm, determination and regularly “get the job done” with a dedication to NASA Armstrong in a positive attitude. technical support area. Charlie Aguirre, Chuck Johnson, Ted Powers, Ronald W. Rohe and Kathleen Kirk and Sky Yarbrough Juan P. Salazar

Engineer/Scientist/Pilot ED14-0334-02 NASA/Tom Tschida Mission Support: Recognizes an employee who William Eason, left, and Gemma Flores, right, accept the Director’s Award for Administrative Professional applies fundamental principles, the Code F project team from David McBride. Recognizes employees who perform develops and tests new technologies exemplary work. or performs other outstanding Rising Star place to work through their Ryan T. Daily and Afreekia contributions in their field. Recognizes an employee who primary, collateral or significant Stillwater Christopher E. Baker and makes critical contributions to voluntary efforts. Christopher J. Miller NASA Armstrong’s mission at an Andrew D. Blua and Julie Bond Mission Support: Education/ early stage in their career. Outreach/Volunteer Facilities Personnel Christopher E. Baker, Josh Mission Impossible Recognizes an employee who Recognizes an employee for Martin, Eric J. Miller and Recognizes an employee who epitomizes the true spirit of significant work toward meeting Priscilla M. Wright succeeds using innovation and outreach through enthusiasm and the center’s facilities goals and hard work despite difficult or dedication; for those individuals objectives. Jim Ferguson Safety Award challenging circumstances. who give back to NASA Armstrong Rita Carrete and Angela Ross Recognizes employees who have Starr Ginn, Robert Novy and made NASA Armstrong a safer Aric D. Warner Recognition, page 7 X-Press November 2014

NASA Awards ... from page 4 Chauncey C. photographic ambassador. Exceptional Achievement The SOFIA Program Williams Medal For outstanding contributions For sustained Exceptional Engineering Frank W. toward the successful first exceptional service Achievement Medal Cutler deployment of the Stratospheric and significant Observatory for Infrared Albion H. For exemplary legal contributions Astronomy, or SOFIA, to the service to the in implementing Bowers Southern Hemisphere in July 2013. center and the the agency’s For agency while projects, programs and initiatives. groundbreaking TGALS work leading to leading successful ... from page 2 the first flight completion of a Valerie J. 10-year DC-8 life extension effort Zellmer verification sections were made of, how they of potential at significant cost savings. For exceptional were constructed, or what kind of game-changing loads they could take,” Dibley said. contributions Robbin M. aerodynamic theory. “We performed a loads test in NASA in formulating Kessler and executing Armstrong’s Flight Loads Lab where For substantial the financial Nelson A. we cleared the structure up to 2 gs to improvements stewardship of the Brown ensure that the wings could handle in operations, Armstrong Flight Research Center. For ingenuity, the loads of the glider itself and efficiency leadership then with a partial mass payload. In and service and technical the near future, we will put a wing Exceptional Public Service of contracted excellence back in the loads lab and test it to program and Medal as principal the loads required to carry the full institutional capabilities necessary Judy Grizzard investigator for payload.” to conduct NASA’s mission. Judy Grizzard’s his research on the The system will eventually carry steady, consistent intelligent control for performance the scale-model Mini Sprite rocket, leadership has project. Early Career designed and built by Whittinghill made the Kay Achievement Medal Aerospace of Camarillo, California, and Associates Christopher J. Priscilla M. under NASA’s Small Business team one of the Miller Wright Innovation Research program. highest performing Initial research and development For leadership For expertise in organizations at the Armstrong was internally funded at NASA and technical the labor, and Flight Research Center. Armstrong through the Center excellence as foreign travel Innovation Fund. Potential U.S. Chief Engineer discipline areas, Tom Speer Department of Defense and industry of the Full-scale which ensures For sustained partners are sought for future phases. Advanced Systems employees excellence in David Voracek, NASA Testbed, or FAST, Launch Vehicle are paid support of the Armstrong chief technologist, said Adaptive Control. appropriately and contributes to SOFIA Program mission deployment success. he is pleased to see a project that as early operations was in the Center Innovation Fund Exceptional Administrative development Group Achievement Award sprout wings and fly in another lead, flight and NASA program. Achievement Medal HIAD Mechanical Test Team maintenance crew “I am happy to see that STMD is Denise M. For the development of an instructor and evaluator and flight funding this for the next year under Cope innovative test technique enabling manual author. the Game Changing Development For your the collection of important data Program,” Voracek said. “We need exceptional to advance the maturity of the to keep developing innovative Exceptional Public achievement HIAD system. Achievement Medal and significant technologies here at Armstrong James C. Ross contributions in that can be picked up by the NASA F/A-18 No. 853 LVAC Team mission directorates or industry. I For excellence in the Safety and For outstanding achievement am looking forward to seeing this public service to Mission Assurance through inter-center collaboration project continue to fly, especially the NASA Neil A. directorate at the NASA Armstrong in the development and flight test when we put a rocket on the glider Armstrong Flight Flight Research Center. of SLS control algorithms. and get a launch off in the next year Research Center or so. The whole team came together as an airborne and made the flight happen. It has photographer and been a long time in coming.” X-Press November 2014

ED14-0334-47 NASA/Tom Tschida ED14-0334-48 NASA/Tom Tschida Phil Wellner, from left, and Wason “Haku” Miles accept the DC-8 Heavy Maricio Rivas, left, accepts the Ikhana Deployment Team Award from John Maintenance Team Award from John Saltzman. Saltzman.

Recognition... from page 5 and our communities through Trong Bui volunteerism and selfless giving. Martel Martinez Create Your Own Award “Above and Beyond the Call of Mission Support: Financial/ Duty” Award Resources Support Donald E. Bailes, Terrance L. Recognizes an employee Dilworth, Bradly P. Grantham, performing exemplary financial or Lorenzo R. Sanchez and Scott resources-management work. Silver

Kerri Tannert “Technician of the 20th and 21st Mission Support: Other Centuries” Award Young Choi Support Services Recognizes an employee “Big Sister” Award performing exemplary support Dena L. Gruca services in an enthusiastic manner. Steve S. Parcel, Winter Preciado and Sky Yarbrough ED14-0334-49 NASA/Tom Tschida Teamwork Recognizes a high-performing team Nikki Martin, left, accepts the Active Compliant Trailing Edge, or ACTE, that collaborates to successfully Unsung Hero Instrumentation Team Award from John Saltzman. achieve common goals. Recognizes employees who make ACTE Instrumentation Team critical contributions to the NASA Gary E. Beard, Sean C. Clarke, Best NASA Technical Report/ DC-8 Heavy Check Maintenance Armstrong Mission in a behind- April M. Jungers, Arvid C. Best Paper Team the-scenes role. Knutson, Ashley Prueitt, Miriam Recognizes best NASA Armstrong Ikhana Deployment Team Rodon and Meryl Zimmerman technical report or paper. NASA Armstrong researchers publish NASA Armstrong researchers August 2014 Test Results and Analysis for the Trong T. Bui, Martel Martinez and have recorded the results of their Stephen B. Cumming, Mark S. Stratospheric Observatory for Clinton W. St. John published, work in technical publications. Smith, Larry J. Cliatt and Michael Infrared Astronomy,” NASA/TM- “Conceptual Design for a Dual- The following listing is for August, A. Frederick collaborated on, 2014-218375. September and October. “Aerodynamic and Acoustic Flight Daniel S. Jones, Joseph H. Ruf, Publish, page 8 X-Press November 2014 Reedy, former technician, dies at 80 Former NASA Armstrong Flight He was known for his ingenuity presented by Astronaut Jim “Vegas” on top and a tilt stick coming down Research Center technician Jerry and innovative technical Kelly for Reedy’s outstanding to steer it with! I laughed, and said, Reedy died on Sept. 25, 2014. He achievements on generations of achievements related to human ‘Yes, we can build one.’ And then was 80. NASA flight vehicles including flight safety and mission success. said to Milt, ‘Well, we don’t want to Reedy joined the National the X-1E, the X-15 rocket plane Reedy’s know-how and can- build it out of a lawn chair.’ Advisory Committee for and contributions to NASA’s Space do attitude is illustrated in an This idea morphed into a Dryden Aeronautics, or NACA, in 1957 Shuttle Program. He also worked exchange with test pilot Milton O. project called the Paraglider at the Muroc Flight Test Unit at on the triple supersonic SR-71 and Thompson, said Edward Thomas Research Vehicle, or Paresev. It was Edwards Air Force Base. For 51 years was instrumental in the fabrication Rieth, Reedy’s son-in-law. built at Dryden and towed into he served at what became the NASA of the last ground-based drag study “Jerry shared that one day he the air by a motorcycle and later a Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight vehicle at the center, called the was approached by test pilot Milt Stearman Sport Biplane. Parasev Research Center as a government Roadrunner. Thompson and asked; ‘Hey, Jerry, pilots included Thompson, Virgil I. employee and then worked for and Reedy was honored with NASA’s can you make one of these?’” “Gus” Grissom and then NASA test retired from NASA contractor Kay highest honor for a civilian – the referring to a picture of a lawn pilot Neil A. Armstrong – later the & Associates in 2008. He remained Exceptional Public Service Medal – chair with three little wheels on it, first man to walk on the and a part-time liaison with the company in 2006. He was also the recipient of “like a triangle with wheels on it,” now the man for whom the center is until his passing. the prestigious Silver Snoopy Award Jerry recalled. “It had a parawing currently named.

McMurtry... from page 3 flight research projects in the a number of other flight research associate director for Operations firms for 12 years after his retirement center’s history during his 32-year projects, including the F-8 Digital and acting chief engineer prior to from NASA. He was honored by the tenure, including the AD-1 oblique Fly-By-Wire program and the his retirement in June 1999. Society of Experimental Test Pilots wing program, the F-15 Digital X-24B lifting body, and also flew McMurtry counts time in the with its Iven Kincheloe Award for his Electronic Engine Control project, the modified Boeing 747 Shuttle triple-sonic YF-12C, the U-2 work on the AD-1 program in 1982, the KC-135 winglets and the Carrier Aircraft when it ferried and F-104 aircraft in his more was enshrined in the Aerospace Walk F-8 Supercritical Wing program space shuttles across the country. than 15,000 hours of flight time of Honor in Lancaster, California, in for which he received NASA’s McMurtry also served the center throughout his lengthy career, 1998, and was awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. He as chief of the Flight Crew Branch, including 4,000 hours recorded Distinguished Service Medal in 1999 also served as co-project pilot on director for Flight Operations and while flying for two private aviation prior to his retirement from NASA.

Publish... from page 7 Bell Rocket Nozzle System Using a Brian Eslinger and Christian Michael A. Fredrick, Daniel 2014. Sent only to the publisher. NASA F-15 Airplane as the Flight Gelzer collaborated on, “Spanload W. Banks, G. A. Garzon, and J. October 2014 Testbed,” AIAA20143956, presented Implications for the Flight of R. Matisheck, “Flight Tests of Daniel S. Jones, Joseph H. Ruf, at the 50th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ Birds,” a journal article submitted a Supersonic Natural Laminar Trong T. Bui, Martel Martinez and ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, for the consideration of the editorial Flow Airfoil,” a journal article Clinton W. St. John collaborated Cleveland, July 28-30, 2014. board of the journal “Nature,” prepared for the consideration of on, “Conceptual Design for a Dual- September 2014 Nature Publishing Group, @ 2014 the editorial board of the journal Bell Rocket Nozzle System Using a Albion H. Bowers, Oscar J. Macmillan Publishers Limited. Sole “Measurement Science and NASA F-15 Airplane as the Flight Murillo Jr., Robert “Red” Jensen, distribution was to the publisher. Technology,” IOP Publishing, @ Testbed,” NASA/TM-2014-218376.

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