SOFIA telescope mounting on a large segmented air bearing

Hans Juergen Kaercher; H. Lautner

doi:10.1117/12.23042

1 November 1990 SOFIA telescope mounting on a large segmented air bearing

Hans Juergen Kaercher, H. Lautner

Proceedings Volume 1340, Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments IV; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23042
Event: 34th Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1990, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

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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Hans Juergen Kaercher and H. Lautner "SOFIA telescope mounting on a large segmented air bearing", Proc. SPIE 1340, Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments IV, (1 November 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23042

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