SKIWAY FOR C-130 AIRCRAFT AT PALMER STATION, ANTARCTICA

Palmer Station, Antarctica, which is located on Anvers Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula, has been supported entirely by ice breakers and cargo ships during the austral summer; a capability for air support would extend this season, improve the movement of essential cargo and personnel, and prov...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paige, Russell A.
Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
Terminal Flight Facilities
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*RUNWAYS
*AIRCRAFT LANDINGS
*ANTARCTIC REGIONS
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
WIND
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
ICE
SAFETY
TRACKED VEHICLES
TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
LANDING GEAR
VISUAL SIGNALS
SKIS
C-130 AIRCRAFT
ICE OPENINGS
PALMER STATION(ANTARCTICA)
SKIWAYS
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Anvers
Anvers Island
Austral
Marr
Marr Ice Piedmont
Palmer Station
Palmer-Station
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0699155
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0699155
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Summary:Palmer Station, Antarctica, which is located on Anvers Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula, has been supported entirely by ice breakers and cargo ships during the austral summer; a capability for air support would extend this season, improve the movement of essential cargo and personnel, and provide for emergency support. This technical note presents the feasibility of establishing a skiway for ski-equipped C-130 aircraft on the Marr Ice Piedmont about three miles from the station. It also describes the reconnaissance techniques used in February 1969 to locate the skiway site and safe access route through the marginal crevasse zone between this site and Palmer Station for one-ton capacity tracked carriers.

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