EVALUATION OF AN ARCTIC ICE-FREE LAND SITE AND RESULTS OF C-130 AIRCRAFT TEST LANDINGS. POLARIS PROMONTORY, NORTH GREENLAND 1958-1959
Fiel investigations of an ice-free land area at Polaris Promontory, Hall Land in northwest Greenland were undertaken to determine if this area could support austere military aircraft operations. Detailed scientific observations of the geology, meteorology, and natural terrain features of the area we...
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ftdtic:AD0260228 2023-05-15T14:55:15+02:00 EVALUATION OF AN ARCTIC ICE-FREE LAND SITE AND RESULTS OF C-130 AIRCRAFT TEST LANDINGS. POLARIS PROMONTORY, NORTH GREENLAND 1958-1959 NEEDLEMAN,STANLEY M. KLICK,DONALD W. MOLINEUX,CARLTON E. AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS L G HANSCOM FIELD MASS 1961-03 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0260228 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0260228 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0260228 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS *LANDING FIELDS *POLAR REGIONS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AIRCRAFT LANDINGS ARMY AIRCRAFT GEOGRAPHY GEOLOGY METEOROLOGY SOILS TERRAIN TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT C-130 AIRCRAFT Text 1961 ftdtic 2016-02-21T11:39:56Z Fiel investigations of an ice-free land area at Polaris Promontory, Hall Land in northwest Greenland were undertaken to determine if this area could support austere military aircraft operations. Detailed scientific observations of the geology, meteorology, and natural terrain features of the area were made, thorough investigations of the soil features and bearing strength were conducted, and an airstrip was prepared and marked. Successful test landings by a C-130 aircraft were made on the airstrip. Possible alternate airstrip sites were studied and conclusions drawn on the usability of such ice-free land sites for military activities. The selection of specific sites in such areas by lowaltitude aerial reconnaissance and applied photogeologic interpretation methods is feasible and practical. Such techniques, when employed by professionals with considerable field experience in the Arctic regions, are reliable, rapid, and inexpensive. (Author) Text Arctic Greenland North Greenland Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Greenland Hall Land ENVELOPE(-58.000,-58.000,81.333,81.333) |
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*LANDING FIELDS *POLAR REGIONS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AIRCRAFT LANDINGS ARMY AIRCRAFT GEOGRAPHY GEOLOGY METEOROLOGY SOILS TERRAIN TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT C-130 AIRCRAFT |
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*LANDING FIELDS *POLAR REGIONS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AIRCRAFT LANDINGS ARMY AIRCRAFT GEOGRAPHY GEOLOGY METEOROLOGY SOILS TERRAIN TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT C-130 AIRCRAFT NEEDLEMAN,STANLEY M. KLICK,DONALD W. MOLINEUX,CARLTON E. EVALUATION OF AN ARCTIC ICE-FREE LAND SITE AND RESULTS OF C-130 AIRCRAFT TEST LANDINGS. POLARIS PROMONTORY, NORTH GREENLAND 1958-1959 |
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*LANDING FIELDS *POLAR REGIONS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AIRCRAFT LANDINGS ARMY AIRCRAFT GEOGRAPHY GEOLOGY METEOROLOGY SOILS TERRAIN TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT C-130 AIRCRAFT |
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Fiel investigations of an ice-free land area at Polaris Promontory, Hall Land in northwest Greenland were undertaken to determine if this area could support austere military aircraft operations. Detailed scientific observations of the geology, meteorology, and natural terrain features of the area were made, thorough investigations of the soil features and bearing strength were conducted, and an airstrip was prepared and marked. Successful test landings by a C-130 aircraft were made on the airstrip. Possible alternate airstrip sites were studied and conclusions drawn on the usability of such ice-free land sites for military activities. The selection of specific sites in such areas by lowaltitude aerial reconnaissance and applied photogeologic interpretation methods is feasible and practical. Such techniques, when employed by professionals with considerable field experience in the Arctic regions, are reliable, rapid, and inexpensive. (Author) |
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AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS L G HANSCOM FIELD MASS |
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NEEDLEMAN,STANLEY M. KLICK,DONALD W. MOLINEUX,CARLTON E. |
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NEEDLEMAN,STANLEY M. KLICK,DONALD W. MOLINEUX,CARLTON E. |
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NEEDLEMAN,STANLEY M. |
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EVALUATION OF AN ARCTIC ICE-FREE LAND SITE AND RESULTS OF C-130 AIRCRAFT TEST LANDINGS. POLARIS PROMONTORY, NORTH GREENLAND 1958-1959 |
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EVALUATION OF AN ARCTIC ICE-FREE LAND SITE AND RESULTS OF C-130 AIRCRAFT TEST LANDINGS. POLARIS PROMONTORY, NORTH GREENLAND 1958-1959 |
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EVALUATION OF AN ARCTIC ICE-FREE LAND SITE AND RESULTS OF C-130 AIRCRAFT TEST LANDINGS. POLARIS PROMONTORY, NORTH GREENLAND 1958-1959 |
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EVALUATION OF AN ARCTIC ICE-FREE LAND SITE AND RESULTS OF C-130 AIRCRAFT TEST LANDINGS. POLARIS PROMONTORY, NORTH GREENLAND 1958-1959 |
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EVALUATION OF AN ARCTIC ICE-FREE LAND SITE AND RESULTS OF C-130 AIRCRAFT TEST LANDINGS. POLARIS PROMONTORY, NORTH GREENLAND 1958-1959 |
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evaluation of an arctic ice-free land site and results of c-130 aircraft test landings. polaris promontory, north greenland 1958-1959 |
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1961 |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0260228 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0260228 |
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ENVELOPE(-58.000,-58.000,81.333,81.333) |
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Arctic Greenland Hall Land |
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Arctic Greenland Hall Land |
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Arctic Greenland North Greenland |
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Arctic Greenland North Greenland |
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DTIC AND NTIS |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0260228 |
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APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
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