after. The height-to-top data are good for nearly 4 minutes and then becomepoor as the
cloud spreads out and obscures the top. The thunderhead and height-to-bottom data are

considered good.

The K—17C film exposed in-the RB—36 plane is a particularly good record of the
growth during the first 45 seconds. The shock waveis visible in the air for about 7 seconds,
TABLE 5.1
Film
EG&G
24067
24068
24069

Number
LML

FILMS EXPOSED, SHOT 1

Location

117D
117¢
LIA

Nav.
Data

RBIG
RB36 |

OK
OK

24070
24071

1178
ALD12

"$482
RBI

5615

OK

24072
24073
24074
24050
24051

ALD?
ALDIO
ALDI

5561
5615
§482
HOW
HOW

Poor
Fair
None

-

None
Fair

.

Comments
Poor timing, read 1.5 minute
Poor timing, read 1.3 minute
_ OK to 3.1 minutes

Photos OK, not read
Read 4.2 minutes

Camera failure
Photos fair, read @ rainutes
Camerafailure
No timing marks
Fogged, radiation

24052
24053
24054

NAN
NAN
TARE

OX 80 seconds
OK 48 ‘seconds
OK 44 seconds

24058
24056

TARE
HOW

OK 37 seconds
Fogged, radiation

24057
24058
24063
24064
24065
- 24066

NAN
TARE
HOW
NAN
HOW
NAN

Fogged,
Fogged,
Fogged,
Fogged,
Fogged,
Fogged,

radiation
radiation
radiation
radiation
radiation
radiation

and its intersection with the water surface can be measured for 45 seconds. Its radius in~
creased at a constant rate of 1.31 x 10° feet/seconds to a radius of 69,000 feet by 45 seo~

onds. The-intersection circle provides an unusually good reference for the measurement °
FILMS EXPOSED, SHOT 2

Film
EG&G

Number
LML

Location

Nay.
Data

24567
24568
24869.
24570
24571

121E
3421C
1213
I21A
ALD21

RBIG
6561
5615
6462
RBI6

OK
OK
OK
None
Fair

Poor, timing errors
OK 2.3 minute
OK 2.0 minutes.
Poor, not read
OK 6.5 minutes

24872°
24573
24574
24352
24553

ALDI8
ALDI9
ALD20

5615
$482
8562
NAN
NAN

OK
Poor
OK

Poor, read 10 minutes
OK 10 minutes
OK 7.3 minutes
OK 20 seconds
OK 36 seconds

24554
24558
24556
24562

TARE
TARE
TARE
PARRY

Comsoents

ten

TABLE 8.2

OK 25 seconds
OK 35 seconds
Poor
OK 46 minutes

of cloud heights. The later pictures from this camera are quite poor owing to the long exposures required.
5.3

SHOT 3
Because of heavy cloud cover and local rain squalls, no photographs were obtained for

this shot, from the air or from the ground.

5.4

SHOT 4
The navigation data were good from one plane, fair from two, and poor from the
fourth. Three films were good, four were poor, and one camera jammed. As indicated

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