SKYHOOK CHURCHILL 1969.

• Main Authors: Cravaack,Charles H., Pappas,Thomas
• Other Authors: RAVEN INDUSTRIES INC SIOUX FALLS S DAK FLIGHT OPERATIONS DEPT
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: Lighter-than-air Aircraft; Atmospheric Physics; (*ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING; BALLOONS); (*COSMIC RAYS; MEASUREMENT); POLYETHYLENE PLASTICS; FLIGHT PATHS; BALLOON EQUIPMENT; LAUNCHING; RADAR TRACKING; TELEMETER SYSTEMS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; RECOVERY; RADIO EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS; OPERATION; TABLES(DATA); *SKYHOOK BALLOONS; FORT CHURCHILL(CANADA); Canada; Cornwallis; Cornwallis Island; Fort Churchill; Resolute Bay
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0703262; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0703262

The Skyhook Churchill Program originated in 1959 when five scientific experiments were flown on polyethylene balloons. Subsequent years found increasing numbers of scientists participating in this program. The 1969 Skyhook crew was in the field at Fort Churchill for a period of six weeks. Secondary phases were conducted at Resolute Bay, Cornwallis Island, N.W.T., Canada where one flight was launched during a twenty day period and at Sioux Falls, with the launching of four flights during the month of September. (Author)