A PRELIMINARY MODEL OF MOST-SEVERE CONTOUR FLYING CONDITIONS.

Abstract

The report describes an empirical method by which the densities of contours, ridges, and valleys on a topographic map may be made to yield data on the dimensions of the terrain features likely to offer the most difficulty to low-level flight. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0601724

Entities

People

  • Philip G. Soderberg
  • Richard J. Pike
  • Walter F. Wood

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Flight
  • Level Flight
  • Topographic Maps

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Vision.