This collection consists of engineer's data and notes relating to mostly unmanned (drone) aircraft. Included in the notebooks are also articles, papers, and reports gleaned from a variety of sources.
Biographical / Historical:
Donald Nevinger was a mass properties engineer with Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical, Ling-Temco-Vought, General Dynamics, and General Dynamics, Convair. He worked mainly on proposals for unmanned (drone) aircraft, including Teledyne Models 305 and 303.
General:
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Provenance:
Don Nevinger, Gift, 2000, 2001-0012, unknown
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Teledyne Ryan Model 305 (unmanned aircraft) Search this
Teledyne Ryan Model 303 (unmanned aircraft) Search this
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Search this
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) Search this
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio). Flight Dynamics Laboratory Search this
Extent:
5.68 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box) (5 records center boxes) (2 flatboxes))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Reports
Photographs
Correspondence
Software
Punched cards
Date:
1976-1981
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of documentation on the NASM HiMAT. The material includes correspondence, color photographs, test information, computer programs, printouts, punch tapes, and schematics.
Biographical / Historical:
The Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT) program was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, CA and the USAF Flight Dynamics Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH to decrease the time needed to flight test advanced design technology by providing a low-cost, low-risk test bed vehicle. Following control technical development in 1975, NASA awarded a contract to Rockwell International for two HiMAT Remotely-Piloted Research Vehicles (RPRV). The Rockwell HiMAT consisted of a basic core vehicle containing the power plant, control, and telemetry systems and modular main wings, canard and tail surfaces, and engine intake and afterburner/exhaust structures to allow flight testing of alternate designs. The first of the HiMATs was delivered to NASA in March 1978 and the second in June, with the first free flight occurring in July 1979. The Rockwell HiMAT was controlled by a ground-based pilot through television, radar, and telemetry links to the vehicle with backup systems on chase aircraft and a self-righting system on the RPRV in the event of ground control loss. One HiMAT was donated to the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) and placed on display in May 1989.
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
