DURWARD BOND SMITH, II
Pilots at Normandy Way, West Palm Beach, FL

License number
Florida A2978284
Issued Date
Jul 2016
Expiration Date
Jul 2018
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
12978 N Normandy Way N NORMANDY WAY, West Palm Beach, FL 33410

Professional information

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Ignition System For Rocket Engines

US Patent:
6082098, Jul 4, 2000
Filed:
Apr 29, 1998
Appl. No.:
9/069133
Inventors:
John W. Park - Palm Beach Gardens FL
Durward B. Smith - Palm Beach Gardens FL
Paul Horn - Palm Beach Gardens FL
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation - Hartford CT
International Classification:
F02K 995
US Classification:
60258
Abstract:
An ignition system for a rocket engine which improves the reliability of engine re-ignition by supplying additional oxygen to the ignitor directly from the rocket engines main fuel/oxygen injector elements, thereby eliminating the need for a supplemental oxygen supply system.