Author : Robert K. Souter,Joseph B. Emerson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Airplanes
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024831427
Summary of Available Hail Literature and the Effect of Hail on Aircraft in Flight by Robert K. Souter,Joseph B. Emerson Pdf
Available information on the hail phenomenon affecting aircraft in flight has been examined. This paper attempts to coordinate the present knowledge of hail with the effect of hail on aircraft in flight and includes (1) a digest of the literature on the physical properties, the occurrence, and the formation of hai; (2) a survey of the hail effect on aircraft in flight from analyses of 57 cases of airplanes damaged by hail; (3) a resume of hail information for the benefit of pilots, forecasters, and ground operational personnel; (4) an annotated bibliography of 552 articles for use of research personnel.