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Chapter 21 – Rocket Fundamentals. December 2015. Questions / Comments. THIS DAY IN AVIATION. December 14 1903 — Wilbur Wright makes the first and unsuccessful attempt at powered flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
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THIS DAY IN AVIATION • December 14 • 1903 — Wilbur Wright makes the first and unsuccessful attempt at powered flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. • His aircraft stalls after 3½ seconds in the air and crash-lands 105 feet away. 928 — Pacific Air Transport starts daily mail, passenger and express service between Oakland and San Jose, California, 38 miles.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION • December 14 • 1959 — An altitude record of 103,389 feet was set by a Lockheed F-104 “Starfighter.”
THIS DAY IN AVIATION • December 14 • 1962 — Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly past Venus.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION • December 14 • 1965 — A LearJet 23 executive transport shows off its impressive capabilities by climbing to 40,000 feet in 7 minutes 21 seconds with seven people aboard.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION • December 14 • 1972 — Eugene Cernan becomes the last person to walk on the Moon at the conclusion of Apollo 17's surface activity.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION • December 14 • 1986 — Burt Rutan's Voyager takes off for the first unrefueled flight around the world. • The record flight covered 26,366-miles and took just over 9 days to complete.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION • December 14 • 1988 — Japan Air Lines says its future Boeing 747-400's will be fitted with personal video screens in the first and business class.
Today’s Mission Requirements • Mission: • Identify the country that first used the rocket as a weapon. • Describe the primary innovation by Dr. Goddard. • Name four major systems of a rocket. • Define rocket payload. • Functions of the four major systems of a rocket. • EQ: Describe rocketry and the major systems and innovation surrounding the rocket program.
Space Program
History of Rockets • Chinese first used rockets in 1220 • Also first to use as weapons
History of Rockets • Between 1400s – 1700s many rocket experiments conducted
History of Rockets • End of 18th century, Col William Congreve added flight stabilizing guide sticks to the rocket • Built first launching pad • Increased range from 300 yards to over several thousand yards
History of Rockets • William Hale developed a technique called spin stabilization (angled exhaust tubes) • 1903, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky – Russian scientist – proposed idea of space exploration
History of Rockets • Dr Robert Goddard – first to use liquid propellants – forerunner for today’s rockets (liquid oxygen and gasoline) • He is known as father of modern rocketry
Rocket Systems • Four Major Systems • All exist to deliver whatever the rocket is carrying (payload)
Rocket Systems • Airframe (Structural) System • Contains the other systems and provides the shape • Propulsion System • Includes everything associated with propelling the rocket
Rocket Systems • Guidance Systems • Brain of the rocket • Employs a computer that is programmed for the desired flight trajectory • Control System • Steers the rocket to its destination and also keeps the rocket stable
Today’s Mission Requirements • Mission: • Identify the country that first used the rocket as a weapon. • EQ: Describe rocketry and the major systems and innovation surrounding the rocket program.
History of Rockets • Chinese first used rockets in 1220 • Also first to use as weapons
Today’s Mission Requirements • Mission: • . • Describe the primary innovation by Dr. Goddard. • EQ: Describe rocketry and the major systems and innovation surrounding the rocket program.
History of Rockets • Dr Robert Goddard – first to use liquid propellants – forerunner for today’s rockets (liquid oxygen and gasoline) • He is known as father of modern rocketry
Today’s Mission Requirements • Mission: • Name four major systems of a rocket. • EQ: Describe rocketry and the major systems and innovation surrounding the rocket program.
Rocket Systems • Four Major Systems • All exist to deliver whatever the rocket is carrying (payload)
Today’s Mission Requirements • Mission: • Define rocket payload. • EQ: Describe rocketry and the major systems and innovation surrounding the rocket program.
Rocket Systems • Four Major Systems • All exist to deliver whatever the rocket is carrying (payload)
Today’s Mission Requirements • Mission: • Functions of the four major systems of a rocket. • EQ: Describe rocketry and the major systems and innovation surrounding the rocket program.
Rocket Systems • Airframe (Structural) System • Contains the other systems and provides the shape • Propulsion System • Includes everything associated with propelling the rocket
Rocket Systems • Guidance Systems • Brain of the rocket • Employs a computer that is programmed for the desired flight trajectory • Control System • Steers the rocket to its destination and also keeps the rocket stable