Accession Number:

AD0744463

Title:

Airoll Performance in Snow.

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1962-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

9.0

Abstract:

During the period 1-21 February 1962, snow trafficability test were conducted at Camp Hale, Colo., to determine the performance characteristics of several standard military tracked vehicles and an experimental test platform Airoll operating in subarctic snow. The program included tests in which snow, terrain, and vehicle performance data were collected for correlation purposes. In the report, the performance of the Airoll is compared with that of the M29G weasel, since the weasel has excellent performance characteristics in soft terrains. Author

Descriptors:

• (*SNOW
• TRAFFICABILITY)
• (*TRACKED VEHICLES
• MOBILITY)
• TOWED VEHICLES
• FORCE(MECHANICS)
• ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
• CORRELATION TECHNIQUES
• TEST METHODS
• COLORADO

Subject Categories:

• Snow, Ice and Permafrost
• Surface Transportation and Equipment
• Combat Vehicles

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE