l'ligllt 5& Released trom Alamogordo, New Mexico, 051 T liST, June 5, 1947
Recovered at Roswell, New Mexico
In this flight, a 65-pound load was lifted with a linear array of 28
350-g~ rubber balloons. By attaching the balloons at 20-toot intervals
along the load line, a total length ot apout 600 teet was required. 1'he
train ia shown in Figure 1. For altitude control, three lifting balloons
...
.g?_-LifTER BALLOONS
LJi -'""" '"'"'· ~" .,_.
TOTAL LF:NGTH 0,.8ALLOON TRAIN SIS'
(L!:U U.f"TE: R.S)
aoG+TE:$T NYLON LINE.
HAND tiRAIDf:D L08.JT £ R T\o/INC
~STIIAND 100e T~.~' NYLO ~
0---CANNON T')CUT or,-LAUNCHING LINE I.
·-._--.SILK PARACHUTC.
'"'-- 72.Q.R .. ~IOiONDt: 'WITH HE:AV f DUTY
8AT'I'ERIE$ ~ND tS ORDINAT !:' 'HUMIDIT ,·
.J ·...--- PAy UAll (1~10 'W T.) I<I!:S;ITOR.
~ -- !!A~LOON TO BURN O:cf" AT 45CCO'.
14' • --FIII~LO)N TO BUR" o~fAT41.00Q'.
--HALF' F':LLP:DBALLOON TOLlUii:IOfF'AT
4-rJf.J'JO'
--- li PO:NT PAE.S~URE. .~'vJI"T'.:H F'"')R .:J BJ.Li_()ON&
.\NDML!..J..~T
--· iAH)B-ILLUT 1111 PLASTIC TUBE~, TOTAL o.-
S!O·)Jm B.t.LLAST,DRQI'PI!:D rtl THE F'OL,LO\ofiNG
INCREMENTS'
500 3• AT'.:li,OOO'
~,,. AT 'I.'K)OO'
TOO,_ AT '1.7,000'
7 00,_ AT 13,000'
\
TOO.,,. AT 14000'
roo, .. " T 1~ooa (1!
T00,. "'-T "000' it
l'u.STIC Rf:Sf:R'IOIR ANll DRIBBLER S£ T A
'-------------....-. . 4~00'
Figure l a Train, Flight 5
were cut tree at 35,000 teet, and the remaining load was weighted to balance
at that point. Aa a precaution against over-buoyanoy 11 three more balloon•
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