Air Force Geophysics Laboratory Aerodynamically Shaped Tethered Balloon. 45,000 Cubic Feet.

Abstract

Final report of USAF Geophysics Laboratory program undertaken in 1973 to develop superior tethered balloon material and design and fabricate a 45,000 cu. ft. tethered balloon from the developed material. A new empennage ripstop fabric of combined Kevlar and pre-heat set Dacron yarns, and a new hull fabric which is a biaxially woven fabric stabilized with an oriented non-woven polyester fabric, were developed. A 45,000 cu. ft. balloon was designed, fabricated and tested. The new material is suitable for construction of balloons in the 100,000 cu. ft. range. The hull fabric developed on this program was later scaled-up and is currently used in USAF 250,000 cu. ft. Seek Skyhook Aerostats. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA096758

Entities

People

  • G. P. Durney
  • R. W. Lawrence

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesives
  • Air Force
  • Construction
  • Fabrication
  • Low Temperature
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Physical Properties
  • Stresses
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Textiles
  • Wear Resistance

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