Rohr Brown Field
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Rohr Brown Field
Rohr's Brown Field engine test facility was the site for a year of design, tooling and full-scale testing for "both the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Boeing 747 powered by higher thrust models of the Pratt & Whitney JT9D engine installed in the Rohr Common Nacelle System (Rohr, 1975, p. 4).
The Rohr Brown Field Test Site was "just 10 miles southeast of the Chula Vista plant." At Brown Field jet nacelles, thrust reversers and acoustic designs were ground tested. This facility made "a major contribution to engine noise reduction and thrust reverser technology" (Rohr, 1987).
Sources:
Rohr Industries, Inc. 1975 Annual Report.
Rohr Industries, Inc. Handbook for Salaried Employees. Riverside. 1987.
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