Air droppable wire dispensers for atmospheric electricity studies /
C.B. Kalakowsky [and 5 others].

Description

Main Author

Kalakowsky, C. B.

Related Names

Lewis, E. A.
Whidden, R. W.
Hirst, G. C.
Harrison, R. P.
Fields, V. C.
Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (U.S.)

Language(s)

English

Published

L.G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts : Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, 1972.

Subjects

Meteorological instruments.
Meteorology in aeronautics.
Atmospheric electricity.
Lightning > Lightning / Research > Lightning / Research / Equipment and supplies.

Summary

A description is given of the design, construction, and testing of an instrumented canister, which dispenses 6000 ft of thin wire when dropped from an aircraft. The wire is pulled-off from a parachute-supported bobbin by the weight of a telemetry unit. These devices are intended for use in thunderstorms to provide information on the artificial triggering of lightning strokes. (Author).

Note

Research supported by the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, L.G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts.
Ionospheric Physics Laboratory Project ILIR.
AD0743863 (from http://www.dtic.mil).
"28 March 1972."

Physical Description

vi, 12 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm.

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