Modified gas valve for improved balloon descent control /

Modified gas valve for improved balloon descent control / George F. Nolan, Larry D. Wrinkle, Bernard D. Gildenberg.

The ability to control balloon descent rates has been improved through use of a modified gas valve which has a range of openings. The descent rates obtained with this valve are more constant than those obtainable with the standard gas valve. Atmospheric temperature lapse rate and other thermal and a...

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Main Authors: Nolan, George F. (Author), Wrinkle, Larry D. (Author), Gildenberg, Bernard D. (Author)
Corporate Author: U.S. Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts : Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, 1980.
Series:Instrumentation papers ; no. 294.
AFGL-TR ; 80-0333.
Subjects:
Balloons, Sounding.
Valves > Design and construction.
Flight control.

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