Skyhook 1975.

The 1975 Skyhook program provided sufficient funding and balloons for eight flight attempts from Fort Churchill, Manitoba; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Salina, Kansas. Seven of these flights are considered successful launches although one balloon burst at ceiling. This report describes individual...

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Main Authors: Pappas,Tom, Lee,Homer E.
Other Authors: RAVEN INDUSTRIES INC SIOUX FALLS S DAK FLIGHT OPERATIONS DEPT
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
Lighter-than-air Aircraft
Atmospheric Physics
Radio Communications
*COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
*JET TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
*FLIGHT PATHS
*RADIO DIRECTION FINDERS
*STRATOSPHERE
*BALLOONS
DATA REDUCTION
LAUNCHING
INSTRUMENTATION
TELESCOPES
TELEMETER SYSTEMS
COSMIC RAYS
PULSE CODE MODULATION
TRACKING STATIONS
*Radio tracking
Skyhook balloons
C-47 aircraft
CESSNA 206 aircraft
Fort Churchill
Churchill
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA022071
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA022071
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Summary:The 1975 Skyhook program provided sufficient funding and balloons for eight flight attempts from Fort Churchill, Manitoba; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Salina, Kansas. Seven of these flights are considered successful launches although one balloon burst at ceiling. This report describes individual flights, equipment used, flight data, and various program information. (Author)

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