variable cycle / combined cycle engines enabling flight ...mallen/white paper on tav spaceplane...

MAS LTD / MAS LTD R&D – Williston, ND April-May 2011

Variable Cycle / Combined Cycle Engines Enabling Flight Realization Of The

TAV - TransAtmospheric Vehicle Spacecraft

White Paper From: MAS LTD

Williston, ND USA

The purpose of this white paper is Thought Leadership: educate those decision makers who previously did not know the scope of things already going on around them.

Federal Funding grants and contracts are required so that I may culminate and complete the past 51 years of strategic planning

already invested in this project by the US government and myself, and make this level of space mobility and national defense a reality.

Abstract

The shape of a vehicle or spacecraft could take many forms. From subsonic to supersonic, and then on up to hypersonic and waverider systems. Many design considerations can be offered, and have been offered over the years for each velocity range. The space shuttle was a lifting body, aka a flying brick or guided rock with wings. True space plane capability is within our reach, but requires my engines to do it. Routinely reaching velocities of Mach 25 or more, with rapid turn-around times, would make access to space, mission diversity, and mission frequency highly desirable. This has been a goal and a dream of each successive space transport project going back to the days of the Dyna-Soar. The Shuttle STS failed to live up to those promises and schedules. It did OK, but retiring it and moving to a higher level is what we do here. And the Constellation would take us backward to pre-shuttle days, and basically spend huge dollars to subsidize slacker-ism. Fortunately the goal of the TransAtmospheric Vehicle TAV system is to operate similar to a conventional aircraft, but with the capability to go from runway roll-out to orbit and beyond. However, none of it will ever be realized without the right engines to make it happen. The term TAV TransAtmospheric Vehicle was coined by me, along with the basic shape of the TAV spacecraft vehicle portrayed in this document, was conceived by me 51 years ago, and it has been kept on the back burner drawing boards of those US government agencies involved with aerospace and the strategic planning of our nation’s future. Although the system was given the vehicle code name of the Mongoose, even since that time I have never revealed the concept for the engines. Therefore, you could say this engine concept has been kept even higher than top secret, kept even from the government, until conditions are right. Various conditions have transpired and the state of the art in various sciences such as metallurgy, composites, and other areas, have matured to the point where these technologies can be brought together now to build the actual working system.


Being higher than top secret, technical details of this visionary propulsion system, its shapes, components, and methods will not be discussed, or put on paper drawings or computer files, until it is funded and the proper experts are brought together, and security systems are in place. Historical Background Hello: Most of you have never heard of me; so allow me introduce myself to you. If a picture is worth a thousand words, several pictures should really get the idea through to you. I have been creating secret and non-secret projects for the Pentagon, NASA, DARPA, and other agencies since I was seven years old. These were distributed to other companies throughout the US and its Allies, to perpetuate the contract – subcontract system of manufacturers. Now this series of engines and vehicles will be built here with me. Projects I created: Real Aerospace Projects

The SR-71 / YF-12 Blackbird DOD, NASA

My Stealth Prisms project, F-117 DOD. Latest T-Shirt representation.


Forward Swept Wing, X-29 DARPA, carbon composites & fly-by-wire multiple computers communicating with each other

X-Wing Research (NASA photo + old DARPA brochure) vectored thrust & locking rotors

Winglets NASA (DOD SR-71 / YF-12 has stealthy winglets) fuel efficiency and vortex control


The TransAtmospheric Vehicle TAV Mongoose I created this shape 51 years ago. Above is a USAF artist’s concept as pictured in Science Digest magazine March 1984.

Below is probably the same artwork but in color, and featured as the centerfold in the USAF's "Airman" magazine, November 1985.

Proposed TAV during various re-entry maneuvers.

Although this is shown as a 1-2 seat interceptor / fighter plane size, there are obvious scale increases to freighter sizes.


Science Fiction Star Wars Vehicles (your typical alphabet soup of acronyms)

A-Wing basic wedge form

B-Wing cross shape

Horseshoe magnet shaped induction drive


X-Wing

Y-Wing

TIE fighter Transverse Inductive Electrostatic drive


Other key projects I created.

SDI the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, the “Star Wars” project (ghost in the machine) Created the movie “The Day After” to demonstrate the need for SDI nuclear war over Kansas. Created the “Just Say No” anti-abuse public sensibility campaign. Created the financial project called the IRA, Individual Retirement Accounts, designed to generate one Trillion dollars every sixteen year time cycle. Now you know me; and you understand my capabilities and visions turned into realities. My TAV engines are just as viable as everything else seen here. The US was supposed to pay me for these projects in 1987, when I turned 34; as stipulated or coded in the documents that created the Strategic Defense Initiative, IRA and other more recent projects. Unfortunately the US has not completed that payment to me yet, so I cannot build them with my own money, and therefore need to ask for 100 % federal funding. Rather than distributing them as before, the TAV engines and vehicles and related systems will now need to be built here under my management and guidance.


Project Description (all numbers and data are representative and subject to adjustment)

This proposal requests a minimum of $15 B fifteen billion dollars over a period of 15 years to develop these engines. Based on recent aviation history, an existing company required 10 years and $10 B to construct the GE-90 engine for conventional aircraft. Therefore, it seems reasonable these more exotic engines for the TAV would take approximately 15 years, and also need to be adjusted for 20-30 years of inflation since those days. The project will be funded. Then a MAS LTD HQ team of experts will be formed from about 10 disciplines to perform the concurrent engineering and development in a skunk works fashion. At this point I will convey my vision of the engine to these experts. During the first year these experts will draft the preliminary criteria for at least two sizes of engines. These will simply be referred to as fighter and cargo sizes, (Blackbird, and 747 or C-5 capabilities). A third smaller size may be considered for drones or unmanned probes. Also during that first year construction will begin on the buildings and facilities needed for all phases of this system. This includes metals fabrication, plastics, ceramics and other matrix materials, a MEMs facility for small scale etching and machining tools, electronics sensors, electronic & fluidic control systems, fuels, full scale wind tunnels, test stands, large scale manufacturing assembly and concurrent engineering integration facilities, airport runway launch facilities, etc. Most of these facilities will be completed within two years, (3rd year) and outfitted with equipment and additional workers in the 4th year. Full cycle wind tunnels and test stands might take a bit longer. That is OK since they have that option of being completed when the engines near prototyping and production stages. Mockups and computer modeling begin in the fifth year. The engine has some exotic features, but also has some elegance in simplicity. Therefore the first working systems should be completed by the 10th year. Testing and modification should be completed by the 15th year, with full production proceeding at that time. (Some people consider the integration of the vehicle and engine to be critical such as in a ducted ram. This TAV system engine is not planned to have such closely coupled needs at this time. In that event, it is proposed that NASA pay for the engines; and that DOD concurrently and simultaneously fund an equal or larger amount for the body of the vehicle/s. Recent news of Los Angeles and their airport project being in the range of $9 B indicates that portion of the complete project will add to costs, and may require a DOD + DOT + FAA contribution.) The very nature of this program and space purposes show it needs to be fully a government sponsored project, and that the actual engines and vehicles have only military, and probably no commercial application or payback at this time. Therefore the MAS LTD company could only make future growth and profit by ownership and licensing from spin-off technologies, both planned and unplanned, and from being the site owner/manager.


Management Approach There is the technical goal to build these machines or hardware and make it work. The management goal then becomes what will we do with it. Such as my SDI project – what will we do with it – End the Cold War – that was the management objective. So that project already succeeded years ago. These TAV goals include flying higher, faster, with greater fuel efficiency, better payload tradeoffs, reduced costs of operation, and faster turn-around times. To achieve LEO and GEO orbits in a better and smarter system. Defend or repair satellite assets, rapid insertion of special ops, rapid response to any flashpoint on earth within 90 minutes. To reach other mission levels such as Mars or other planets in a more direct flight path – not requiring gravitational assisted looping or other time consuming flight paths. Reducing the time we now spend on each project just waiting; changing that into actual missions accomplished. Thereby making it possible to fly more missions per year, making them routine, more affordable, and getting data results efficiently so we can act on them closer to real time. There are two main concepts to the management of this project. The first is that of utilizing all available modern data systems and concepts for collaboration and concurrent engineering. The second being thought of as constructing a new quasi-governmental center dedicated to this type of system and its related programs. Currently we have locations such as NASA Johnson, NASA Lewis, Goddard, Stennis, Glenn, Marshall and Dryden centers, etc. This project is to be thought of as the M. Allen Schultz Space Transport Center. This level of partnership to create the SSTC will bring the TAV system the kind of dedication it deserves, will bring a new level of spirit and revitalization to the space program community in general. And it affords the MAS LTD company to carry on as manager / operator of the facility. America’s needs for space capability of this type seem fairly obvious. And those needs and mission frequencies would certainly rise with such a capability being available to other departments. Especially in making trips to Mars in a few months instead of years; and the ability to act on strategic and tactical information in near-real time.

NEW LINKS UPDATED 7-24-08 They converted & updated the AF 2025 study documents to pdf documents and moved to a new web called

the Air University - Center for Strategy and Technology - or CSAT

http://csat.au.af.mil/2025/index.htm http://csat.au.af.mil/index.htm

http://csat.au.af.mil/studies.htm

Along with the Air Force 2025 study mentioned above, there is a lot of focused effort on my TAV in another study called Spacecast 2020.

OLD LINKS Many other studies exist and have been created, such as the Air Force 2025 study. http://www.fas.org/spp/military/docops/usaf/2025 The AF-2025 study and its subheadings gave very key focus to the DOD’s desire for the TAV system to become a reality. Various subsections referred to by that study effort include: Hypersonic Attack Platform http://www.fas.org/spp/military/docops/usaf/2025/v3c12/v3c12-1.htm#Contents Space Operations Through The Looking Glass http://www.fas.org/spp/military/docops/usaf/2025/v3c14/v3c14-1.htm#Contents Space Lift 2025 http://www.fas.org/spp/military/docops/usaf/2025/v2c5/v2c5-1.htm#Contents

http://csat.au.af.mil/2025/index.htm

http://csat.au.af.mil/index.htm

http://csat.au.af.mil/studies.htm

http://www.fas.org/spp/military/docops/usaf/2025

http://www.fas.org/spp/military/docops/usaf/2025/v3c12/v3c12-1.htm#Contents




Personnel estimate (based on 2002 estimate) An initial skunk works core group of about 10 specialists from various disciplines would be formed. Then staff would be added in each successive phase. For instance the 10-Core Group would need help with producing documentation and engineering drawings and project management updates within the first year. The second year requires growth in the construction of facilities and planning for machinery and test equipment. Electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineers, and a full compliment of simulation programmers by the third to fifth years. Machinists would be needed to begin prototyping by or before the tenth year. Basic Gantt project management charts and spread sheets will be attached to help show the initial estimated steps. Possible Salaries

Job Description Level Salary Pkg Years Total

10-Core Group Leaders 10 $200,000 15 $30,000,000

10-Core Support + Engineering 30 $60,000 14.5 $26,100,000

CAD, Sim, Eng 6 yr + followup 100 $60,000 8.5 $51,000,000

Mfg Machinists 3 yr + followup 30 $60,000 5.5 $9,900,000

(example 100 Sim Eng for 6 yrs, 20 for remaining yrs) $117,000,000


Facilities Equipment Core-10 plus support staff, Building & equipment for 40 people. CAD, Sims, Supercomputer, Reality Immersion, Building & equipment for 100 people. Security of Facilities & Data, 30 people. Micro Electronic chip oven, MEMs oven, ceramics building. Macro Electronic custom prototype manufacturing for circuit boards and sheet metal. Test equipment, sensors, packaging equipment & building. Metals Castings building. Large building & manufacturing tools for engine construction & integration. Wind tunnel Building. Test stand building. Possibly coupled to wind tunnel for full cycle runs. (Possible similar structure but with different funding levels for multi-departmental support for the spacecraft body.) (Possible similar funding levels for DOD / DOT / FAA support of launch airport facilities, roads & bridges to access the district.)


Costs (estimated with 2002 data) TAV Engines Funding Preliminary Schedule FY 2003

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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Total in Billions

0.25 0.5 1 1.5 1.5 1.5 2 1.5 1.25 1 0.5 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 15 Construct Modular Concrete Buildings Mfr + Assemble Prototypes

Initial Staffing Collaborative Design & Sim Test, Refine. Launch Install Fabs, MEMs, Instrumentation, Mission Control

Years 1 and 2 show a typical ramp-up. In the years 3 through 7, the chart shows a curved cost increase, beginning in the third year from $1 B up to 1.5 and 2 billion per year. This indicates the installation and utilization of major segments such as supercomputer & reality simulation labs, electronic chip and MEMs fabrication plants for customized instrumentation and controls. Also C3 consoles and links, wind tunnels, test stands, and other manufacturing equipment. This could be thought of as an overtime push, to complete these segments and then taper off toward completion of these laboratories near year 10. A similar rise in year 12 can be thought of as an overtime push to complete the first engine prototypes as they enter the more stabile testing and refinement phase during the year 13-15 completion stage. Profit factor to MAS LTD will be set at 15 % and immediate real time increments.

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(Other cost estimates examined, based as comparison to NASA expenses for sites such as Kennedy & Johnson sites.) Based on NASA’s budgets for 2002 and 2003, some adjustments might be made to this proposed cost. Such approximate adjustments might be in: Salary: NASA’s 2003 budget total of $15 B shows Research & Program Management costs at $2.64 B or about 17.5 % of total. (MAS LTD TAV preliminary estimates for skunk works staffing are only at $117 M of the TAV $15 B, or only 0.78 %. So my staffing and salary estimates probably need adjustment.) Facility: NASA’s 2003 budget total of $15 B shows Site Based costs are approximately $2.7 B for sites such as Johnson, Kennedy, or Langley; or about 14 % of total. (MAS LTD TAV estimated site costs currently approximate $0.5 to 1 B per year during peak years, and should be revised upward by about double [$30 B should be requested instead of $15 B] to achieve the levels of similar NASA sites.) Project Based: NASA’s 2003 budget total of $15 B shows Space Shuttle Project costs at $3.25 B or about 21.5 % of total. (The MAS LTD TAV effort should get funding equal to the shuttle, raising NASA’s congressional budget request to about $18 B per year, and raising this request to $45 B over 15 years.) Therefore, we might think of this TAV site construction and operation as being a new quasi-governmental division dedicated to this type of system; for the TAV and all its requirements. As opposed to other sites dedicated to conventional rocketry, or the vertical shuttle, or an aircraft site. Comparatively speaking this would be equivalent to something in the area of 17 to 20 percent of NASA’s total budget over all future years. Therefore, of NASA’s 2002 stated $15 B budget, 17 to 20 percent would be $2.55 B to $3 B per year. However, a better way would be to add this to the existing budget, rather than taking away from other current needs. This then gives the ranges of $ 1, 2, or 3 B per year being needed. These again are respectively: MAS LTD skunk works minimal funding of $ 1 B per year for 15 years, the facility based projection of $2 B per year for facilities similar to Johnson - Kennedy – Langley - Marshall, and $3 B per year based on Projects such as the Space Shuttle. Congress can surely find and provide the funding needed at these relatively low levels for a project this important.


Other Matters As indicated previously, other matters might include participation by the DOT to assist in construction of the airport and launch facilities, along with other highway access, bridges, etc.

Security

No technical details will be discussed until funding is received and security measures are in place; so there are no restrictions on the use or disclosure of this proposal document. However, when funding is given and the project is underway, these engines will be considered highly secret and proprietary to MAS LTD until deemed otherwise.

Interagency Coordination

My TAV shown as the centerfold of the USAF’s “Airman” magazine November, 1985 issue. Again as a reminder, so we will be on the same page and brought into the current decade… Now and into our future now. Thank you. M. Allen Schultz


Executive Summary

During the development of this paper there were some comparisons made. These show three possible levels of funding. The MAS LTD minimal skunk works budget, a budget comparable to NASA per site, and NASA per project. These result in a funding request between $15 B, 30 and $45 B project total, or $1, 2 or $3 B per year respectively requested to Congress. The per project comparison shows I should be requesting $45 B over 15 years, instead of $15 B, or an increase of $3 B per year appropriation dedicated to the TAV. The project then has a pessimistic, optimistic and middle range.

* In his January 25, 2011 State of the Union speech, President Obama stated:

“We are poised for progress. Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known,

the stock market has come roaring back. Corporate profits are up. The economy is growing

again.

But we have never measured progress by these yardsticks alone. We measure progress by the

success of our people. By the jobs they can find and the quality of life those jobs offer. By the

prospects of a small business owner who dreams of turning a good idea into a thriving

enterprise. By the opportunities for a better life that we pass on to our children.

That's the project the American people want us to work on. Together. (Applause.)

We did that in December. Thanks to the tax cuts we passed, Americans' paychecks are a little

bigger today. Every business can write off the full cost of new investments that they make this

year. And these steps, taken by Democrats and Republicans, will grow the economy and add to

the more than one million private sector jobs created last year.

But we have to do more. These steps we've taken over the last two years may have broken

the back of this recession, but to win the future, we'll need to take on challenges that have

been decades in the making.” (from NPR website, similar to Congressional Record)

If you are a contracting officer, decision maker, or hold similar rank and purpose – be it rockets,

airplanes, materials, fuels, energy, enabling and executing mission plans, flight safety, human

factors, or defense of our nation and its allies and assets:

Follow the president’s instruction / directive and fund this project in your respective capacity.

To win the future you need to take on this challenge that has been decades in the making.

MAS LTD is a small business proprietorship. Contact info:


M. Allen Schultz, Owner

PO Box 441 Williston, ND 58802-0441

Home Phone 701-572-2569 Cell Phone 701-770-2820 E-mail [email protected]

Web page http://www.nemontel.net/~mallen

Web page http://www.masltdrand.com Fed. ID 45-0367898 ND State ID 102973

DUNS # 961-97-8061 Fed. CAGE Code 1TGL9

“We do big things.

From the earliest days of our founding, America has been the story of ordinary people who dare

to dream. That's how we win the future.

We're a nation that says, "I might not have a lot of money, but I have this great idea for a new

company." "I might not come from a family of college graduates, but I will be the first to get my

degree." "I might not know those people in trouble, but I think I can help them, and I need to try."

"I'm not sure how we'll reach that better place beyond the horizon, but I know we'll get there. I

know we will."

We do big things. (Applause.)

The idea of America endures. Our destiny remains our choice. And tonight, more than two

centuries later, it's because of our people that our future is hopeful, our journey goes forward,

and the state of our union is strong."

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