Test and Evaluation of Natural Rubber Spherical Balloons.

Abstract

NTERMEDIATE ALTITUDE (19-21 km), fast-rising, meteorological spherical natural balloons. A quantity of 85 balloons was procured to determine their possible suitability for use by artillery units as an economical sounding vehicle to be used in conjunction with Meteorological Balloon ML-566/UM (30 km fast-rise balloon) currently under development, and as a possible replacement for Meteorological Balloon ML-541/UM, the standard 75,000 feet (23 km) fast-rise balloon now in use. The balloons were flight-tested in temperate, tropical, and arctic regions during both daytime and nighttime conditions. It is concluded that these balloons would be a valuable adjunct to the Fast-Rise Balloon System, and would be substantially more economical for use by artillery in flights to 21 km. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0769740

Entities

People

  • Moses Sharenow

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Altitude
  • Arctic Regions
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Units
  • Balloons
  • Meteorological Balloons
  • Natural Rubber
  • Regions
  • Rubber
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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