“Gross”27 pages
- p. 118 …Robert Gross and Mr. Maher of Lockheed
11:55 A.M. Gen. Sam Anderson
12:00…
- p. 393 …in the form of an altitude vs. gross load chart with helium as the lifting gas…
- p. 394 …4}{\text {Gross Load}} = \frac {K}{W}
$$
In turn, $ \frac{K}{W}=a e^{-0. 4…
- p. 395 …free lift in pounds and G is gross lift in pounds.
Although this equation was derived…
- p. 400 …By equation (10), with a gross load of 52 kg., the unbalance caused by loss of…
- p. 412 …or a gross buoyancy of 450 lb., the maximum allowable inflation of a 30' diameter, .001…
- p. 479 …accelerating force equal to 5% of the gross load (52 kg) was acting to bring the…
- p. 552 …000 feet.
In one step, this becomes:
Gross Lift/Balloon = (Balloon Volume) x (Difference in molecular…
- p. 555 …of rise in feet per minute
G = gross lift in grams
For our purposes, we wish…
- p. 559 …G) ^ {\frac {2}{3}}
$$
(Approximate)
where G = gross load
A chart, Figure 24, has beendrawn up…
- p. 561 …where $ \triangle G= $ loss of lift
G = gross load (balloon weight plus equipment load)
$ \triangle T…
- p. 562 …not including balloon or its integral parts.
Gross load: Load on the gas at release (Balloon…
- p. 635 …Serial No. ___
description ___ ___
Line length ___
Banner description ___ ___
Ballast assembly - description ___ ___
Eallast. ___
Total Equipment Weight. ___
Gross Load ___
- p. 636 …Gross Load . . . ___
Assumed Gross Lift (Gross Load + 10%) G ___
G 2/3 ___
Free Lift - F = $ (\frac…
- p. 649 …theoretical altitude determined by the displacement and gross load.
## 7. Control systems
Two systems of control…
- p. 681 …By adjusting the gross load to be supported by the gas to equal the total lift…
- p. 691 …A chart showing the relation between altitude, gross lift, and balloon size has been found necessary…
- p. 775 …The gross load reported should be accurate to the nearest 200 grams. The amount of lifting…
- p. 777 500 gm DRAG CHUTES
300 " BANNER
2000 " PAYLOAD
4500 " BALLOON
7300 " GROSS LOAD
## NOTE:
Use low…
- p. 779 …bubble length and resultant inflated volume, using gross lift as an expression of volume. It will…
- p. 781 …in Appendix II summarizes the relationship between gross load and floating level for balloons of several…
- p. 817 …A can of sand is made to weigh the same amount as the required gross lift…
- p. 825 …the balloon with the equipment load attached.
Gross Lift: Lift of all of the gas in…
- p. 830 …Serial No. ___
description ___
Drag chute ___ ___
Banner description ___ ___
Ballast assembly - description ___ ___
Ballast ___
Total Equipment Weight . ___
Gross Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___
- p. 831 …waiting___ grams
Actual balloon lift . . . . . . . . . . . ___ "
AActual gross lift (Balloon lift & balloon wt.) . . . . . ___ "
Number Helium tanks required…
- p. 835 …Gross Lift vs. Bubble Length . . . . . . . 107
Graph 3: Buoyancy vs. Altitude . . . . . . . . . . 108
Graph 4: Gross Load…
- p. 847 …Estimated Gross Load Limit kg. Altitude Range ft.
7 200 0.6 1.5 to 5…
Radio direction-finding (cont'd.)
SCR-658, 12, 13-20, 56, 58, 60, 75, 78, 81, 98
Rate of rise, excessive, 13, 14, 16, 39
Rubber balloons, 5, 7
Seyfang, neoprene-coated nylon balloons, 59, 63, 79, 94
Solid ballast for altitude control, 5, 7
Stepwise pattern of floating, 104
Sunset effect
on automatic ballast valve, 80, 90, 92
on buoyancy, 5, 75, 90
Superheat
effect on automatic ballast valve, 10, 74, 80, 92
effect on buoyancy, 75, 79
effect on Seyfang balloon, 59, 63, 79, 94
Superpressure balloons
Dewey and Almy, shrouded rubber, 23, 38, 66, 87
Seyfang, neoprene-coated nylon, 59, 63, 79, 94
Temperature measurements, need for shown, 58, 63, 73, 78, 88, 103, 106, 107
Theodolite observation, 5, 7, 11, 13-20, 56, 60, 75
Tracking
aircraft, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13-20, 86, 103
radar, 86, 75
radio direction-finding
airborne, 41, 103, 110
SCR-658, 12, 13-20, 56, 58, 60, 75, 78, 81, 98
Tracking (cont'd.)
theodolite, 5, 7, 11, 13-20, 56, 60,
75
Trajectories, 11, 55, 58, 103, 106, 110
Transmitters
3 mc (AM-1)
first use of, 12
longest reception distance with, 102
longest reception time with, 92
397 mc (T-69)
first use of, 12,
longest reception distance with, 82
longest reception time with, 82
Typical flight patterns, see Flight patterns,
typical