Design, Development and Flight Tests of Trimethylaluminum, Diborane and Nitric Oxide Payloads for Upper Atmosphere Research.

• Main Authors: Allen,Edward F. , Jr., Kosby,Richard K.
• Other Authors: SPACE DATA CORP PHOENIX ARIZ
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1968
• Subjects: Atmospheric Physics; Rockets; *SOUNDING ROCKETS; *ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING; PAYLOAD; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; DIBORANES; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; NITROGEN OXIDE(NO); ALUMINUM TRIMETHYL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL RELEASE STUDIES; Canada; Fort Churchill; Churchill
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0759840; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0759840

Rocket borne chemical payload systems were provided to AFCRL and launched from Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, in January 1968. Three types of payloads were developed: Trimethylaluminum, Diborane and Nitric Oxide. These payloads consisted of chemical canister, chemicals, aerodynamic envelope, flui...