“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…
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