PROJECT APEQS-SOLAR ECLIPSE FLIGHT EXPEDITION THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY-DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY.
The solar eclipse flight expedition known as Project APEQS (Airborne Photography of the Eclipse of the Quiet Sun) is described. This expedition gave a large group of astronomers an opportunity to observe and record various phenomena during the total eclipse of the Sun on July 20, 1963, from a strato...
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ftdtic:AD0426221 2023-05-15T17:46:42+02:00 PROJECT APEQS-SOLAR ECLIPSE FLIGHT EXPEDITION THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY-DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY. Klemperer,W. B. DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO INC SANTA MONICA CALIF 1963-09 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0426221 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0426221 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0426221 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS *SOLAR ECLIPSES AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY STRATOSPHERE AIRBORNE INSTRUMENTATION ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT JET TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT DC-8 AIRCRAFT Text 1963 ftdtic 2016-02-21T13:45:34Z The solar eclipse flight expedition known as Project APEQS (Airborne Photography of the Eclipse of the Quiet Sun) is described. This expedition gave a large group of astronomers an opportunity to observe and record various phenomena during the total eclipse of the Sun on July 20, 1963, from a stratosphere vantage point over the Northwest Territories of Canada. The expedition was undertaken jointly by the National Geographic Society and the Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. The history of the events leading to the project is briefly sketched. The preparations and modifications of the DC-8 airplane, leased from Delta Airlines, are outlined, and the special installations of astronomical instruments are described and illustrated in detail. Section 6 is devoted to a discussion of the navigational planning. Section 7 gives an account of the flight operations. These comprise the preparatory tests, a dry run on the day before the eclipse, and the eclipse flight proper. A brief summary of the results achieved is given in the last section, pending a scientific evaluation of the results of the 20 experiments conducted during the eclipse. These scientific results will be the subject of individual reports by the experimenters. (Author) Text Northwest Territories Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Canada Northwest Territories |
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*SOLAR ECLIPSES AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY STRATOSPHERE AIRBORNE INSTRUMENTATION ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT JET TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT DC-8 AIRCRAFT Klemperer,W. B. PROJECT APEQS-SOLAR ECLIPSE FLIGHT EXPEDITION THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY-DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY. |
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The solar eclipse flight expedition known as Project APEQS (Airborne Photography of the Eclipse of the Quiet Sun) is described. This expedition gave a large group of astronomers an opportunity to observe and record various phenomena during the total eclipse of the Sun on July 20, 1963, from a stratosphere vantage point over the Northwest Territories of Canada. The expedition was undertaken jointly by the National Geographic Society and the Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. The history of the events leading to the project is briefly sketched. The preparations and modifications of the DC-8 airplane, leased from Delta Airlines, are outlined, and the special installations of astronomical instruments are described and illustrated in detail. Section 6 is devoted to a discussion of the navigational planning. Section 7 gives an account of the flight operations. These comprise the preparatory tests, a dry run on the day before the eclipse, and the eclipse flight proper. A brief summary of the results achieved is given in the last section, pending a scientific evaluation of the results of the 20 experiments conducted during the eclipse. These scientific results will be the subject of individual reports by the experimenters. (Author) |
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PROJECT APEQS-SOLAR ECLIPSE FLIGHT EXPEDITION THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY-DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY. |
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PROJECT APEQS-SOLAR ECLIPSE FLIGHT EXPEDITION THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY-DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY. |
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PROJECT APEQS-SOLAR ECLIPSE FLIGHT EXPEDITION THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY-DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY. |
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PROJECT APEQS-SOLAR ECLIPSE FLIGHT EXPEDITION THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY-DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY. |
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PROJECT APEQS-SOLAR ECLIPSE FLIGHT EXPEDITION THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY-DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY. |
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project apeqs-solar eclipse flight expedition the national geographic society-douglas aircraft company. |
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