BASIC EQUIPMENT FOR FIELD TRIPS LAUNCHING OF 20' BALLOONS WITH SIMPLE CONTROL GEAR
GROUND EQUIPMENT:
NYU Balloon Project Drawing No. or Figure No. in Operations Manual
1 ea. Set instructions (Operations Manual)
2 ea. Elliptical shot bags (each filled with 100 # of shot)
2 ea. 40 # Sand bags
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4 ea. 40 # Sand bags
1 ea. 40' x 6' Ground Cloth
4 ea. Sheets polyethylene, .001" to .004" , 4' x 4'
1 ea. 5 Tank manifold with pressure gages and valve Figure 26
1 ea. Rubber hose, $ 1^{n} $ I.D., 10' long
1 ea. Gas diffuser
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2 ea. Rubber tubing $ \frac{1}{2} $ bore, 1/8" wall, 8' long
2 ea. Hose clamps, aerosal, $ 1_{\frac{1}{4}}^{n} $ I.D.
3 ea. Hose ends for helium tanks
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1 ea. Box white chalk
1 ea. Solution balance Fisher #2-100
1 ea. Inflation nozzle, ML-196
3 ea. Weems plotters
1 ea. Set aircraft maps of area
1 ea. Tool kit complete with 2 sheath knives, 50' cloth measuring tape, brass wire, 1" Mystic tape, volt ohmmeter, pliers, screwdrivers, inflation tools, flashlights, crescent wrenches,