DEVELOPMENT OF AN AIRBORNE JET STREAM DETECTOR.
Abstract
The basic concept employed was the determination of the differential degree of airstream cooling of two wingtip mounted heated resistance probes connected in a modified Wheatstone bridge circuit configuration. The horizontal direction to the axis of the nearest jet stream core, counter to the direction of the aircraft, is indicated by the sense of that wing-tip probe whose lower resistance is brought about by an increase in relative wind gradient. The system was packaged for aircraft installation and consists of three elements; the wing-tip mounted probe pair and the cockpit housed control and display unit. The report describes aspects of design, development, and laboratory tests. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0615492
Entities
People
- Robert S. Djorup