“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…
ALBUQUERQUE (1620 meters)
AUGUST 43
- JANUARY 43
Alt.Ft. Temp.℃ Press mb Humidity% Molar Vol.ft.3 Temp.℃ Press mb Humidity% Molar Vol.ft.3 Alt.Ft
65,617 -63 54 -- 5410 -58.1 58 -- 4960 65,617
62,336 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 62,336
59,055 -65.1 75 -- 3701 -- -- -- -- 59,055
55,774 -64.3 88 -- 3170 -70.0 96 -- 2830 55,774
52,493 -63.0 104 -- 2700 -69.8 114 -- 2430 52,493
49,212 -61.6 122 -- 2320 -66.4 134 -- 2060 49,212
45,932 -60.2 143 -- 1990 -61.5 138 -- 1780 45,932
47,651 -54.1 168 -- 1690 -54.7 186 -- 1560 47,651
39,370 -57.2 197 -- 1450 -47.0 217 -- 1390 39,370
36,089 -54.7 230 -- 1250 -39.4 251 -- 1250 36,089
32,808 -49.7 269 -- 1140 -31.6 290 -- 1110 32,808
29,527 -43.0 312 -- 983 -24.2 333 45 980 29,527
26,247 -35.7 362 39 872 -17.1 382 45 895 26,247
22,966 -28.3 416 45 786 -11.0 436 56 803 22,966
19,685 -21.2 477 48 704 -5.6 495 72 715 19,685
16,404 -14.6 546 50 631 1.1 562 79 652 10,404
13,123 -8.3 622 51 567 3.8 634 66 594 13,123
9,843 -2.6 706 48 522 16.6 715 48 541 9,843
8,202 .6 752 45 486 20.4 758 44 517 8,202
6,562 3.4 800 46 463 23.3 803 39 492 6,562
0 3.8 838 45 449 25.2 838 44 430 0