Accession Number:

AD0712473

Title:

INVESTIGATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRDROMES ON ICE 1946-1947. APPENDIX A. AVIATION USES OF ICE.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

ARCTIC CONSTRUCTION AND FROST EFFECTS LAB BOSTON MASS

Personal Author(s):

• Stefansson,Vilhjalmur

Report Date:

1947-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

129.0

Abstract:

The report describes the feasibility of landing strip construction on snow and ice environments in the Arctic regions.

Descriptors:

• (*LANDING FIELDS
• *ICE)
• ARCTIC REGIONS
• SNOW
• ICE ISLANDS
• PERIODIC VARIATIONS
• GLACIERS
• TEMPERATURE
• SURFACE PROPERTIES
• PREPARATION
• FEASIBILITY STUDIES

Subject Categories:

• Terminal Flight Facilities
• Snow, Ice and Permafrost

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE