The SOFIA telescope mounting on a large segment air-bearing

Details The SOFIA telescope mounting on a large segment air-bearing The SOFIA telescope mounting on a large segment air-bearing

Nov 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990spie.1340..142k&link_type=abstract

IN: Cryogenic optical systems and instruments IV; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 10-12, 1990 (A92-22851 08-31).

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Gas Bearings, Infrared Telescopes, Mounting, Sofia (Airborne Observatory), Air, German Space Program, Nasa Programs, Stratosphere

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The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) telescope concepts are briefly discussed, and a new air-bearing design philosophy is presented. The telescope mounting system inside the hull of a Boeing 747 SP aircraft encompasses a large spherical air-bearing which supports the telescope in the rear bulkhead of the aircraft cavity in order to make it independent of the rotary movements of the airplane and to isolate it from aircraft vibrations through an additional vibration isolation system.

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