Condensation Trails - Where They Occur and What Can Be Done about Them

Abstract

A brief, nontechnical discussion of condensation trails is presented for flying personnel. World maps showing trail-forming zones at different altitudes and seasons are presented. Means for suppressing trails are given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1942
Accession Number
ADA801456

Entities

People

  • H. A. Pearson
  • Richard V. Rhode

Organizations

  • National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Condensation
  • Condensation Trails
  • Critical Temperature
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Heat Energy
  • High Humidity
  • High Temperature
  • Humidity
  • Lapse Rate
  • Transition Temperature
  • Water Vapor

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design