Test and Evaluation of Natural Rubber Spherical Balloons.

NTERMEDIATE ALTITUDE (19-21 km), fast-rising, meteorological spherical natural balloons. A quantity of 85 balloons was procured to determine their possible suitability for use by artillery units as an economical sounding vehicle to be used in conjunction with Meteorological Balloon ML-566/UM (30 km...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sharenow,Moses
Other Authors: ARMY ELECTRONICS COMMAND FORT MONMOUTH N J
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
Aircraft
Meteorology
(*Meteorological balloons
Performance(Engineering))
Rubber
Altitude
Climbing
Periodic variations
Rupture
Atmospheric sounding
Evaluation
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0769740
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0769740
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Summary:NTERMEDIATE ALTITUDE (19-21 km), fast-rising, meteorological spherical natural balloons. A quantity of 85 balloons was procured to determine their possible suitability for use by artillery units as an economical sounding vehicle to be used in conjunction with Meteorological Balloon ML-566/UM (30 km fast-rise balloon) currently under development, and as a possible replacement for Meteorological Balloon ML-541/UM, the standard 75,000 feet (23 km) fast-rise balloon now in use. The balloons were flight-tested in temperate, tropical, and arctic regions during both daytime and nighttime conditions. It is concluded that these balloons would be a valuable adjunct to the Fast-Rise Balloon System, and would be substantially more economical for use by artillery in flights to 21 km. (Modified author abstract)

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