“Gross”26 pages
- p. 143 …Robert Gross ar.d 't!r. Jlaher of Lockheed
11~ 55 A.'.!. Gen. Sam Anderson
12…
- p. 481 …Balloon Volume x Gas Lift
Gross Load ·
It may be noted from this equation that a…
- p. 482 …Balloon Volume x 24.4
Gross Load
K
=-w
K _ 08.o475Z
In turn, w-in…
- p. 483 …free lift in pounds
and G is gross lift in pounds.
Although this equation was derived…
- p. 488 …By equation
{10), with a gross load of 52 kg., the unbalance caused by loss
of…
- p. 500 …or a gross
buoyancy of 450 lb. • the maximum allowable infle.tion of a 30'
diameter…
- p. 569 …accelerating
force equal to 5% of the gross load (52 kg) was acting to bring the…
- p. 643 …000 feet.
In one step, this becomes:
Gross Lift/Balloon = (Balloon Volume) x (Difference in molecular…
- p. 650 (Approximate)
where G • gross load
A chart, Figure 24, has beendrawn up, based on this equation…
- p. 652 …G = loss of lift
G =gross load (balloon weight plus
equipment load)
AT : mean temperature difference…
- p. 653 …not including balloon or its integral
parts.
Gross load: Load on the gas at release (Balloon…
- p. 726 …Ballast • • .. • • '" •
Total Equipment l~eight. • • • • '
Gross Load • • ' • • • •
{56)
- p. 727 …Balloon volwne x gas litt/mol
gross load
cu. ft.
-----------------NAximum Altitude • • • ft, m.s.l…
- p. 741 …altitude deter-
mined by the displacement and gross load.
7. Control systems
Two systems of control…
- p. 777 …By adjusting th~ gross load to be
supported by the gas to equal the total lift…
- p. 787 …Computations
A chart showi~ the relation between altitude, gross lift, and
balloon size has been found…
- p. 883 …The gross load reported should be
accurate to the nearest 200 grams. The amount of lifting…
- p. 885 …A L L 0 0 N
7300 ,, GRoss LoAD
Fl G. 17
NYU BALLOON pROJECT I…
- p. 887 …bubble length and resultant inflated volume,
using gross lift as an expression of volume. It will…
- p. 889 …in Appendix II summarizes the relationship between gross
load and floating level for balloons of several…
- p. 925 …A can of sand
is made to weigh the same amount as the required gross lift…
- p. 933 …the balloon with the equipment
load attached.
Gross Lift: Lift of all of the gas in…
- p. 938 …description.______________
Drag chute ----------------------------
Banner description --------------- ----------
Ballast assembly - description -----------~--
Ballast • • • • • •
Total Equipment i'ieight • • ' • • • • • •
Gross Load • • • • • • • • • • •
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- p. 939 …wnitin_,g________ grams
Actual balloon lift • • • • • • • • ". . .•
II
AActunl gross lift (Balloon lift & balloon wt.) •
Number Helium…
- p. 943 …Gross Lift vs. Bubble Length • • • • • • .107
Graph 3: Buoyancy vs. Altitude • • • • • • • • • .108
Graph 4: Gross Load…
- p. 955 …BALLOOO DA 'fA
General Mills Actual Balloon Estimated Gross Altitude
~ominal Diiameter Volwne Weight Load Limit…
Souroe Pressure trom surrace (0 :teet) to A5,000 :teet:
taken from National AdTisory Committee :tor
Aeronautics Report #538, and corrected as
noted below.
Pressure from 65,000 feet to 1~3,538 feet:
taken trom National Advisory Committee :tor
Aerona.utics Report #1200.
Temperatures at 1000-:toot intervals, tden
from National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics Reports #538 and 1200.
Geopotentie.l
AssUmptions for pressure ~orrections:
Accuracy
:,
t
0 feet to 30,000 feet based upon assumed
constant ~eonotential.
30,000 feet to A5,000 feet corrected for
geopotential, by approximate correction
factors. (Taken tram extrapolAted curve
of difference in :teet, tram ~5,000 to
100,000 feet, between N.A.C.A. table #538
(uncorrected} and N.A.C .A. Technical Note
#1200 (correQted)~
·~~5,000 feet to 1A3,538 feet, corrected for
~eo-potential by 'National Advisory.Committee
for Aeronautics, Note #1200.
Surface to 30,000 :teet : 15 feet, assumin~
constant ~eopotential.
30,000 feet to ~5,000 :teet :f: 30 feet
55,000 :teet to 100,000 :teet ... 50 feet-
100,000 feet to 120,000 feet :1: 100 feet
120,000 feet to 135,000 feet :t 150 feet
135,000 feet to 1A3,538 feet :1: 2~0 :teet
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