SKYHOOK CHURCHILL 1965.

Abstract

A report is made of furnished personnel, facilities and equipment to conduct the program. The services include: (1) balloons and flight control instrumentation; (2) launching, tracking and recovery operations; (3) a communications network between the launch site of Ft. Churchill, the recovery center at Uranium City and the aircraft; (4) rigging of scientific loads and coordination with scientific investigators; and (5) instructions and facilities for a separate flight program by Southwest Center for Advanced Studies to conduct a series of small balloon flights. This report describes the individual flights, equipment used, difficulties encountered and recommendations for future programs. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0477464

Entities

People

  • Jean R. Nelson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Instructions
  • Instrumentation
  • Launching
  • Recovery
  • Vehicle Equipment
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
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  • Technical Research and Report Writing.