Upper Atmosphere Research Report Number 4
Abstract
This report gives an account of the Rocket-Sonde Research Program of the Naval Research Laboratory during the period of the third and fourth cycles of V-2 firings at White Sands in New Mexico. Three Naval Research Laboratory flights took place during these cycles on December 5, 1946, January 10, 1947 and March 7, 1947. Descriptions of these are provided, and the details of the instrumentation for the missiles are given. The results in cosmic ray research, high altitude spectroscopy, the investigation of the ionosphere, and atmospheric pressure and temperature studies are given. The vibration measurements which were made in the V-2 during the March 7 flight are described. Photography at very high altitudes is discussed. An analytical basis for determining the altitude of a spinning missile after fuel cutoff is presented. The report also includes further results, beyond those previously reported, of continuing analyses of spectrograms obtained on October 10, 1946. Finally, there are discussions of continued progress in telemetering, including a description of a new Naval Research Laboratory pulse matrix telemetering system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1947
- Accession Number
- ADB955509
Entities
People
- H. E. Newell Jr.
- J. W. Siry
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory