Accession Number:

AD0837436

Title:

APPLICATION OF THE ROTATING COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR LOW NOISE LEVEL AIRCRAFT.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 11 Jan-11 Jul 68,

Corporate Author:

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP WOOD-RIDGE NJ

Personal Author(s):

• Schaefer, Raymond F.

Report Date:

1968-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

79.0

Abstract:

Continued exploitation of the RC engine for low noise aircraft applications by means of further study and by the initiation of an experimental test program in which noise suppression devices would be designed and evaluated on an existing YRC-180-2 aircraft engine is recommended. Author

Descriptors:

• *AIRCRAFT ENGINES
• *INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
• *AIRCRAFT ENGINE NOISE
• ATTENUATION
• INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE NOISE
• REDUCTION
• FUEL INJECTION
• COOLING
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• REDUCTION GEARS
• TURBINES
• CONFIGURATIONS

Subject Categories:

• Aircraft
• Acoustics
• Reciprocating and Rotating Engines

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE