Radiosonde frangibility test (radiosonde impact to aircraft)

Sanders, M.; Price, W. Ray

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Radiosonde frangibility test (radiosonde impact to aircraft)

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1976
By Sanders, M. ; Price, W. Ray
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NWS EDL 14

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Sanders, M. ; Price, W. Ray
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United States. National Weather Service. Equipment Development Laboratory
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NWS (National Weather Service)
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This report presents the results of the Radiosonde Frangibility Test program--radiosonde impact to aircraft. The objective of the frangibility tests was to determine if it is safe for an operational-type radiosonde and/or the NEXAIR experimental radiosonde to impact an aircraft cruising at approximately 500 mph in an altitude range of 25,000 to 35,000 feet. A total of 15 impacts were simulated, 14 against the windshields and 1 against the sheet metal of a Boeing 707 nose section mounted on a flat-bed rocket sled.
Keywords:

Aircraft Accidents Impact Measurement Radiosondes Aircraft Accidents
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NOAA technical memorandum NWS EDL 14
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Technical Memorandum
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https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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CC0 Public Domain
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