Skyhook Churchill 1970.

• 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: Atmospheric Physics; Meteorology; (*METEOROLOGICAL BALLOONS; PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)); (*COSMIC RAYS; MEASUREMENT); (*STRATOSPHERE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA); LAUNCHING; RADAR TRACKING; RECOVERY; BALLOON EQUIPMENT; TELEMETER SYSTEMS; GONDOLAS; CORDAGE; HELICOPTERS; FAILURE; FLIGHT PATHS; HIGH ALTITUDE; SYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES; RESEARCH SATELLITES; CLIMATE; OGO 6 SATELLITE; SKYHOOK BALLOONS; SKYHOOK PROGRAM; FORT CHURCHILL(CANADA); Canada; Fort Churchill; Churchill
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0718371; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0718371

The program was funded for a period of forty-five days in the field at Fort Churchill, Manitoba. Raven provided a field crew, suspension and rigging hardware, aircraft and helicopter tracking as well as gondola recovery, parachutes, balloon telemetry and control instrumentation, down-range tracking station, and reports and documentation as necessary. Of the nineteen balloons used, sixteen were successful flights. The report describes individual flights, equipment used, flight data, and various program summary information. (Author)