A pump-fed liquid-hydrogen fuel system was developed and flight tested in a B57 bomber. The aircraft was flown to an altitude of 50,000 feet and a Mach number of 0.75 with JP-4 fuel in both engines. One engine was then switched to hydrogen operation for approximately 11 minutes. The liquid-hydrogen pump used for these flights was a five-cylinder positive-displacement type submerged in the bottom of the hydrogen tank. The hydrogen flow regulator was able to maintain a constant engine speed even though pump speed and discharge pressure oscillated.
Flight Operation of a Pump-Fed Liquid-Hydrogen Fuel System
01.04.1960
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