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Welcome to the ATF3 Online Museum! This site is dedicated to the preservation of the history of the world's most unique turbofan aircraft propulsion engine, the Garrett AiResearch ATF3. This three-spool engine powers the Dassault F200 business jet and the Guardian HU25-A flown by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was also the motive force behind the Northrop Tacit Blue steath technology testbed and the Compass Cope high-altitude UAV.
Thanks first of all to John Evans, who has put a tremendous amount of time into compiling the personnel list. John's also written a chronology of the engine and a story about the birth of Site B. A new addition is a complete description of the engine and all of its components. Thanks also to John Huber, John Hertz, Rick Burkmier, Mark McSorley, Jim Wyers, John Zaichkin, Pat Washington, and Chris Wills for helping John compile the personnel list. Finally, thanks to Jerry Steele for contributing old AvWeek articles and other content to the site. The site wouldn't have gotten off the ground without help from all of you.
As you check out this site, you'll see that it's a work in progress. If you'd like to make a contribution to the site's content, if you have any suggestions, please let me know. Please be patient with me however; there's a TON of content to include and I have only so much free time!
NEW! Our community bulletin board is up! Please check it out on the "Community" Page. Post your comments to the ATF3 community at large.
NEW! You can now reach our site by plugging in www.atf3.org. Easier to remember and easier to tell others about it!
The graphic menu in the left column of the page suggests the layout of the site. The following site map more completely describes the contents of the site at this time and my concept for the layout for the future as the content grows. Again, any suggestions you might have would be greatly appreciated.
| Home | ||
| The Engine | ||
| Its History | ||
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Chronology by John Evans | |
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Birth of the ATF3 Engine Program and the Site B Test Facility | |
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Aviation Week article, dated 10/7/68 | |
| Airframes | ||
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Falcon F200 | |
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U.S. Coast Guard HU-25A | |
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French Navy Gardian | |
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Tacit Blue Stealth Technology Demonstrator | |
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D.o.D. News Release | |
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Compass Cope High Altitude UAV | |
| The People | ||
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Biographies | |
| Engineering | ||
| Community | ||
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Bulletin Board | |
This is just a start for now. As of this writing (March 29, 2002), my main goal is to get some material up to give people an idea of what can be done. John Evans has been spreading the word about the site...he says it's been "spreading like a virus." Thanks for your support and contributions--keep them coming!
By the way, my name is Kurt Lammon,
and I'm the museum's curator. I was a project engineer on the engine from
1987 through 1991. I worked with a fantastic group of people at Garrett, and
I look fondly back on my time there. My hope is that this site, by chronicling
the history of the engine and the people behind it, will create an online
community of people involved with this engineering marvel.
Thanks for checking out the site. E-mail me your suggestions, and please come back!