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Solving a typical problem—devel oping special liquid fuels—could have this division of effort: Reaction Motors might: • establish specifications for desirable and acceptable new rocket fuels; • evaluate and test under operating conditions new fuels and additives for rocket engine applications; • possibly assist in development of new fuel production processes. Marquardt might: • establish specifications for desir able and acceptable new ramjet fuels; • evaluate new fuels and additives for ramjet applications; • develop power plants which can use these fuels. Olm Mathieson might: • develop new fuels and/or additives for rocket and ramjet requirements; • develop and test under operating conditions new production processes as required; • evaluate and advise RM I and Mar quardt on practical limitations to achieving fuels meeting specifica tions completely. Through* OMAR, the participating companies hope to appraise the useful ness and performance capabilities of ramjet and rocket power. Such con tinuous appraisal will enable them to determine practical limits to achieving these capabilities. They also hope to determine major areas of technical diffi culty in developing superior power sources. They feel that with the free interchange of technical knowledge and experience which OMAR will make possible, these objectives can be met. OMAR will bring together authori ties in the fields of engine design,
chemical research, and chemical and explosives production. As visualized, it will embrace the fields of advanced rocket and ramjet engine design, im proved rocket and ramjet engine propel lants, and special mechanical and chemical engineering processes. To Each, His Own. Each of the three organizations will handle those elements of the over-all program most directly related to its own activities. Olin Mathieson will contribute its experience and developments in the fields of both special liquid propellants and solid propellants. Liquid fuels capable of performance not possible with existing conventional type fuels are already in the advanced develop ment stage by Olin Mathieson. It says they show outstanding promise. Olin Mathieson is also in quantity production of a solid propellant car tridge for starting turbo-jet engines. An improved propellant is the object of re search efforts currently under way in volving both advanced double base sys tems and special composite propellants. Prior to OMAR, Reaction Motors, was a subcontractor to Olin Mathieson on special liquid fuels. It is engaged in research, development, and produc tion of liquid propellant rocket engines, component parts, and related applica tions of high energy power generation. RMI engines power the Air Force X - l series (first supersonic U. S. aircraft), the supersonic Navy Skyrocket re search airplane, and the Air Force XF-91. Other RMI rocket engines have powered the Air Force MX-774, the Navy Viking research rockets, and the Lark guided missile. Marquardt Aircraft was founded more than 10 years ago as a developer and producer of ramjet engines. To day it is t h e largest jet engine research and development organization in the West, producing ramjet engines and re lated components for guided missiles and supersonic airplanes. Administering the OMAR program will b e a technical liaison committee comprised of representatives of the participating companies. Members are Harry A. Sosnoski of Olin Mathieson as chairman; T. F. Walkowicz of the staff of Laurance Rockefeller as vice chair man; John A. Drake of Marquardt; Wil liam P. Munger and Warren P. Turner of Reaction Motors; and L. Kermit Herndon, Joseph H. McLain and John J. O'Neill, Jr., of Olin Mathieson.
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