by AFRL PA | Sep 3, 2020 | Aerospace, Success Stories
What is a Preburner? A preburner is the heart of a staged combustion liquid rocket engine, harnessing the energy to power the other engine subsystems. The Air Force Research Laboratory successfully completed testing of a next-generation rocket preburner as a part of...
by AFRL PA | Jul 7, 2020 | Aerospace, Space, Success Stories
AN ADVANCED MONOPROPELLANT FORMULATION ASCENT (Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic) propellant, formerly known as AF-M315E, is an advanced monopropellant formulation developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Rocket Propulsion Division (RQR). ASCENT...
by AFRL PA | Jan 7, 2019 | Aerospace, Success Stories
Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) is a software update that prevents an aircraft from impacting the ground by automatically pulling the aircraft up before an accident can occur. Auto GCAS has been flight tested and integrated on many F-16s. Since...
