Accession Number:

AD0743863

Title:

Air Droppable Wire Dispensers for Atmospheric Electricity Studies.

Descriptive Note:

Instrumentation papers,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS L G HANSCOM FIELD MASS

Personal Author(s):

• Kalakowsky,C. B.
• Fields,V. C.
• Harrison,R. P.
• Hirst,G. C.
• Whidden,R. W.

Report Date:

1972-03-28

Pagination or Media Count:

19.0

Abstract:

A description is given of the design, construction, and testing of an instrumented canister, which dispenses 6000 ft of thin wire when dropped from an aircraft. The wire is pulled-off from a parachute-supported bobbin by the weight of a telemetry unit. These devices are intended for use in thunderstorms to provide information on the artificial triggering of lightning strokes. Author

Descriptors:

• *METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS
• *LIGHTNING
• ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY
• STIMULATION(PHYSIOLOGY)
• PARACHUTE DESCENTS
• FLIGHT TESTING

Subject Categories:

• Meteorology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE