From 2006 through 2011, he has served as a project manager / engineer for an air / spaceframe development effort involving the integration of a low mass fraction, load bearing, cryogenic, composite, linerless fuel and oxidizer tank with lifting surfaces, thermal protection, and condition based maintenance under a Future Responsive Access to Space Technology initiative.
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In addition to the normal data gathering methods ( e . g ., balance system, pressure measuring transducers, and temperature sensing thermocouples ), state-of-the-art non-intrusive instrumentation ( e . g ., laser velocimeters and shadowgraphs ) are available to help determine flow direction and velocity in and around the lifting surfaces of models or aircraft undergoing investigation.
