INVESTIGATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRDROMES ON ICE 1947-1948. REPORT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS OBSERVERS ON PROJECT SNOWMAN OF ATLANTIC DIVISION, ATC.
Project Snowman was organized and carried out by the Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command during the summer of 1947 in order to investigate a portion of the Greenland Ice Cap with the objects of determining search and rescue procedurs and equipment appropriate for that area and of determining fe...
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ftdtic:AD0712653 2023-05-15T16:26:14+02:00 INVESTIGATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRDROMES ON ICE 1947-1948. REPORT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS OBSERVERS ON PROJECT SNOWMAN OF ATLANTIC DIVISION, ATC. ARCTIC CONSTRUCTION AND FROST EFFECTS LAB BOSTON MASS 1947-12 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0712653 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0712653 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0712653 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Terminal Flight Facilities Snow Ice and Permafrost (*LANDING FIELDS *ICE) GREENLAND AIRCRAFT LANDINGS TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR LOADS(FORCES) DEFORMATION STATISTICAL DATA CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO GREENLAND ICE CAP ICE CAPS Text 1947 ftdtic 2016-02-18T23:49:12Z Project Snowman was organized and carried out by the Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command during the summer of 1947 in order to investigate a portion of the Greenland Ice Cap with the objects of determining search and rescue procedurs and equipment appropriate for that area and of determining feasibility of using the Ice Cap surface for air operations. The report presents principally the observations and tests made by the Engineer Observers during Project Snowman. However, some data developed by other members of the Project are also included which are pertinent to the overall problem of construction and maintenance of airfields on the Ice Cap. (Author) See also AD-125 198. Text Greenland Ice Ice cap permafrost Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Greenland Snowman ENVELOPE(-58.017,-58.017,-61.850,-61.850) |
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Terminal Flight Facilities Snow Ice and Permafrost (*LANDING FIELDS *ICE) GREENLAND AIRCRAFT LANDINGS TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR LOADS(FORCES) DEFORMATION STATISTICAL DATA CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO GREENLAND ICE CAP ICE CAPS |
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Terminal Flight Facilities Snow Ice and Permafrost (*LANDING FIELDS *ICE) GREENLAND AIRCRAFT LANDINGS TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR LOADS(FORCES) DEFORMATION STATISTICAL DATA CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO GREENLAND ICE CAP ICE CAPS INVESTIGATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRDROMES ON ICE 1947-1948. REPORT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS OBSERVERS ON PROJECT SNOWMAN OF ATLANTIC DIVISION, ATC. |
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Terminal Flight Facilities Snow Ice and Permafrost (*LANDING FIELDS *ICE) GREENLAND AIRCRAFT LANDINGS TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR LOADS(FORCES) DEFORMATION STATISTICAL DATA CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO GREENLAND ICE CAP ICE CAPS |
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Project Snowman was organized and carried out by the Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command during the summer of 1947 in order to investigate a portion of the Greenland Ice Cap with the objects of determining search and rescue procedurs and equipment appropriate for that area and of determining feasibility of using the Ice Cap surface for air operations. The report presents principally the observations and tests made by the Engineer Observers during Project Snowman. However, some data developed by other members of the Project are also included which are pertinent to the overall problem of construction and maintenance of airfields on the Ice Cap. (Author) See also AD-125 198. |
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ARCTIC CONSTRUCTION AND FROST EFFECTS LAB BOSTON MASS |
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INVESTIGATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRDROMES ON ICE 1947-1948. REPORT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS OBSERVERS ON PROJECT SNOWMAN OF ATLANTIC DIVISION, ATC. |
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INVESTIGATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRDROMES ON ICE 1947-1948. REPORT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS OBSERVERS ON PROJECT SNOWMAN OF ATLANTIC DIVISION, ATC. |
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INVESTIGATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRDROMES ON ICE 1947-1948. REPORT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS OBSERVERS ON PROJECT SNOWMAN OF ATLANTIC DIVISION, ATC. |
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INVESTIGATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRDROMES ON ICE 1947-1948. REPORT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS OBSERVERS ON PROJECT SNOWMAN OF ATLANTIC DIVISION, ATC. |
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INVESTIGATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRDROMES ON ICE 1947-1948. REPORT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS OBSERVERS ON PROJECT SNOWMAN OF ATLANTIC DIVISION, ATC. |
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investigation of construction and maintenance of airdromes on ice 1947-1948. report of corps of engineers observers on project snowman of atlantic division, atc. |
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1947 |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0712653 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0712653 |
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ENVELOPE(-58.017,-58.017,-61.850,-61.850) |
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Greenland Snowman |
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Greenland Snowman |
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Greenland Ice Ice cap permafrost |
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Greenland Ice Ice cap permafrost |
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DTIC AND NTIS |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0712653 |
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APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
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