TABLE VII
SUMMARY OF NEW CONSTANT-LEVEL BALLOON FLIGHTS
FLIGHT NUMBER
DATE AND TIME LAUNCH
LAUNCHING SITE
DESCRIPTION OF BALLOONS
BALLOON WEIGHT
DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT
TOTAL WEIGHT INCLUDING PAYLOAD
BALLOON WEIGHT
FRAN LIFT
BALLOON LIFT
RADIOSONDE RECEPTION
TRACKING
AIRCRAFT OBSERVATION
FLIGHT DURATION
OPTIMUM CONSTANT LEVELS MET
MAXIMUM CONSTANT LEVELS MET
RECOVERY + LAND- TWO SITE
CRITIQUE
34
29 Nov. 1947 1530 MST
Alamogordo New Mexico
1 GM 2' appendix
4.1 kg
Cool water, burnout baro- switch, bal- last assembly, banner
15.6 kg
5.0 kg
738 g
18.3 kg
132 min.
658-132 min. theo- do- lite - 79 min. Roswell - 181 min.
None
Unknown
None - ing when lost
Unknown
Kent, Texas
Burnout patch activated before release. New balloon filled and flight released with difficulty due to wind shift. Signal strength reduced when balloon moved behind banger. Cause for end of tracking.
35
1 Dec. 1947 0907 MST
Alamogordo New Mexico
1 GM 2' appendix
4.0 kg
Cool water, Ferguson automatic balloon valve #11, no manual valve
15.7 kg
5.0 kg
710 g
18.4 kg
169 min.
658-169 min. theo- do- lite - 66 min. Roswell - 130 min.
None
Unknown
32 min. at 300'
46,700' const.
Not re- covered
A constant level flight. No data due to transmitter or battery failure over Roswell.
36
2 Dec. 1947 0934 MST
Alamogordo New Mexico
1 GM 2' appendix
4.3 kg
T-68 Watson, burnout baro- switch, GM automatic pilot, ban- ner
12.7 kg
5.6 kg
682 g
12.3 kg
135 min.
658-135 min. theo- do- lite - 34 min.
Not found by tracking plane B-25
Unknown
None - ing when lost
Unknown
Blending- ville, Ill.
Flight with General Mills automatic pilot. High wide short carried bal- loon rapidly to MS. Signal lost over Roswell.
37
3 Dec. 1947 1542 MST
Alamogordo New Mexico
1 GM 2' appendix
4.0 kg
T-68, burn- out baro- switch, bal- last assembly
12.8 kg
5.0 kg
2040 g
14.9 kg
28 min. 100%
658-28 min. 100%
None
28 min.
None
18,300' maximum
Alamogordo New Mexico
Released in rain shower. Burst and fell 8 miles MS of Pali due to tracking and failure of tape holding balloon fabric.
38
4 Dec. 1947 0830 MST
Alamogordo New Mexico
1 DAA J-2000 with nylon shroud
6.6 kg
cool water, ballast as- sembly, ban- ner
10.9 kg
3.0 kg
484 g
11.4 kg
80 min. 67%
658-117 min. theo- do- lite - 81 min. plane - 117 min. 100%
Lost 75% B-25
117 min.
None
48,500 maximum
50 mi. N of Roswell
Neoprene balloon burst in shroud and was observed to parachute down. Tracking by a 558 receiver and B-25 plane. Bal- loon tracked on radar 3 days. Filled about 20 hours before release.
39
4 Dec. 1947 1844 MST
Alamogordo New Mexico
1 GM 2' appendix
4.0 kg
T-68, Ferguson meteorograph, burnout baro- switch, auto- matic balloon as- say.
13.6 kg
5.0 kg
648 g
14.3 kg
80 min. 100%
658-80 min. theo- do- lite - 40 min. 100%
None
40 min.
None
41,100 maximum
3 mi. NE of Cloudcroft, N.M.
Inflation error with resulting high free lift and rate of rise (1000 ft/min) caused balloon to burst at 30,000 ft altitude. Fell in mountains near Cloud- craft. Recovery not attempted. Strong signals received by 638's at Alamogordo, Roswell and Hobbs.