“radar tracked”34 pages
- p. 36 …The object turned out to
be a radar tracking balloon" (included with Atch 11). Additionally, this…
- p. 42 …He recalled that radar targets were used for tracking
balloons because they did not have all…
- p. 105 …The object turned out to be
a radar tracking balloon.
The main project· of the mont…
- p. 202 …The artillery radar tracked the balloons with comer
reflectors--this ga·ve the vo.inds aloft…
- p. 205 …In the early flights at Alomorgodo, starting in June, 1947, we used radar targets to track…
- p. 206 …The tracking was to be done by the Watson Labs
radar for the V-2launches, etc…
- p. 226 …projects -- one, the radar project from
Watson Laboratories that was set to track the V-2…
- p. 231 …Instead, the idea was
that Peoples would provide tracking on the balloons with radar
targets and…
- p. 232 …so I'm quite sure that as a result of the failure of the
radar tracking…
- p. 246 …which
the tracking of the flights was to be done by radar, tracking
corner reflector targets…
- p. 247 …To fly meteorological balloons, tracked by a Watson Lab
radar on the ML-307B targets that…
- p. 249 …The radar tracking turned
out to be abysmally poor. I don't know why, but they…
- p. 250 …flights which were
to be tracked by radar, and the radar was unsuccessful. It's my…
- p. 255 …our operation, we depended on radiosons and where we
could get radar tracking for tracking air…
- p. 266 …transmitters tracked by the SCR-658,
the old bed springs; and then the radar wind. Ray…
- p. 277 …The article in the paper talks about the use of reflectors for tracking purposes-the radar…
- p. 323 …He tried to track the
balloons using multiple radar targets.29 A radar target was a…
- p. 325 …for improved balloon
tracking and plotting. This eliminated the need for radar "comer reflectors" on
the…
- p. 326 …If it was to be tracked by
radar for wind-speed measurement, a single corner reflector…
- p. 329 …coordinated radar
activities.43 Additionally, some of the details discussed (balloon sighting in
Colorado, tracking by…
- p. 454 …Used •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 65
Radio Direction-Finding ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••· 56
Radar and Optical Tracking •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 87
VI. Instrumentation ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 67
Altitude Determination…
- p. 455 …Positioning of balloon during flight be determined by
ground tracking such as radar or radio direction…
- p. 517 …Radar and Optical Tracking.
Because of their limited range. ground radar sets and theodolites
were only…
- p. 567 …Radar~ RDF and theodolite were used to track the balloon.
- p. 575 …Using
radar and helicopter that balloon was tracked for nearly 2 hours at an altitude
of…
- p. 599 …switch, use of, !,2!
Radar tracking, '15. 86
Radio direction-finding
airborne, .!!.• 103, 110
- p. 600 …60, 75
Tracking
aircraft, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13-20, 86,
103
radar, 86, 75
radio…
- p. 639 …APQ-13
radar, mounted atop a B-17, will greatly augment the horizontal tracking
and will…
- p. 672 …17 with top~ounted radar to
search above the plane for tracking. Depending upon the
noise…
- p. 739 …When available, ground
radar has been used in tracking the balloons, with
good results.
A series…
- p. 841 …Tracking Projects:
(l) Radar Tracking Set AN/MPS-6 • A letter was received from Watson
Laboratories…
- p. 842 Permission to use the MPS-6 in tracking further V-2 missiles having
been received, plans…
- p. 858 …SCR-658
Theodolite • • • •
Aircraft Radio Compass • • • • • • • • • • • • • 52
• • • • • • • • • • • • 53
Radar • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 53
Altitude Determination •••••••••••••• 53
Olland Cycle Pressure…
- p. 907 …add radar targets
(corner reflectors) to the flight train for such
tracking. Using radar. the elevation…
I. IN TRODUC TI ON
A. Contract Requirements
On November 1, 1946 the Research Division of the College of
Engineering of New York University entered into Contract
W28-099-ac-241 with Watson Laboratories of the Air Materiel
Command. Under this contract the University was commissioned
to design, develop and fly constant-level balloons to carry
instruments to altitudes from 10 to 20 kilometers, adjustable
at 2-kilameter intervals.
The following performance. was specified:
1. Altitude to be maintained within 500 meters.
2. Duration of constant level flight to be initially
6 to 8 hours minimum, eventually 48 hours.
3. The accuracy of pressure observation to be comparable
to that obtainable with the standard Army radiosonde
(t3-5 mb).
In addition to this balloon performance it was desired that:
4. A balloon-borne transmitter be developed for telemetering
of information from the balloon to suitable ground re-
ceivers.
5. Positioning of balloon during flight be determined by
ground tracking such as radar or radio direction-finding
or theodolite. ·
6. Appropriate meteorological data be collected and inter-
preted.
Following the first year of work the contract was renewed for
a 1-year period, and in addition to the provisions of the
original contract it was agreed that a total of 100 test flirftts
would be launched by the Universi~.
In September, 1948 a second renewal of the contract was ef±'ected.
With this renewal, which expires in March, 1949, it is ex-
pected that the development of equipment will be concluded.
Further extensions are under consideration whereby New York Uni-
versity will supply standardized flight gear and fli;ht ser-
vice personnel for routine test flights.
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