AN EXAMINATION OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AERIAL SPRAY OPERATIONS

Abstract

A unified concept of aerial spraying has been developed based on existing Air Force doctrine. The main elements of this concept are centralization, mobility, flexibility, and integral technical monitoring. The selection of aircraft types, design of equipment and development of techniques have been in accordance with these principles. In practice, this allows the United States Air Force to bring a tailored aerial spray force to bear anywhere for any purpose within 7-10 days. This appears to have been a successful application of the known, tested, principles of air power and military management to what is, for the military, an esoteric field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0623962

Entities

People

  • Frank. H. Dowell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Capital Investments
  • Command And Control
  • Fuel Oils
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuels
  • Granular Materials
  • Materials
  • Military Organizations
  • Particles
  • Pest Control
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.