Airbreathing Cold Engine Start (ACES)

ACES (Airbreathing Cold Engine Start) will design and build a system which will allow a JetCat P90-SXi miniature turbojet engine to start after being cold-soaked to -50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

Faculty Advisor: Donna Sue Gerren

Project Manager: Lucas Sorensen

Members: Nicholas Taylor, Matthew Robak, T.R Mitchell, Alex Johnson, Tristan Isaacs, Lucas Sorensen, James Nguyen, Matthew McKernan, Nick Moore, Alex Bertman, Jacob Harroll

ACES Files:

• Project Definition Document (PDD)
• Conceptual Design Document (CDD)
• Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
• Critical Design Review (CDR)
• Manufacturing Status Review (MSR)
• Test Readiness Review (TRR)
• AIAA Region V Student Paper Conference
• Spring Final Review (SFR)