MODIFICATION OF THE ROBIN METEOROLOGICAL BALLOON VOLUME I. DESIGN AND TEST.
Abstract
A program is described to modify the ROBIN meteorological balloon system to improve the inflatant capsule, to design a gaseous inflation system and to design a packaging canister. Capsule design was not greatly altered except to reduce the size of the orifices. The gaseous inflation system was found to be too costly. The canister design is entirely mechanical and, in chamber tests, has ejected and opened reliably. A series of altitude chamber tests and flight tests is described. The promise of the ROBIN system has not yet been fully realized. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0629774
Entities
People
- J. H. Smalley
- L. R. Flink