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final true altitude at least 47,000 feet (a2 higher altitude would be most
desirable) over the time intervale listed in paragraph 5.
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One (1) special sample - at least 55,000 feet true altitude.
Sampling Aircraft Operational Recuirements
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Primary samoling aircraft:
(1) Flight time canability (paragraph 5)
(2) Altitude capability (saragranh 6)
(3) Axial flew engines with turbine and air intake located not
less than ten feet from the crew's compartment.
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Speed about 0.8 mach.
Capable of carrying hich performance filter devices.
Filtered air to craw's vompartmsnt.
Carry gas samzling equipment.
Spocial sampling aircraft:
(1) Flight time capability (saragrash 5).
(2) Altitude capability (persazrenh 5).
(3} Speed and engine type as required.
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(4) Lf a medium speed aircraft is used, the "shee-box" type
filter is recommended.
(S) If a higher speed jet-tyoe aircraft is used (0.3) mach,
a type of filter similar to that used in IVY is recomacnded.
(6) Filtered air to crew's cozsartnent.
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Control Aircraft Operational Recuirenents
2.
Three scientific personnel.
b.
Position in the famediate vicinity of the cloud.
ec. Initial true altitude 35,000 tc 40,000 fect with capability
of climbing to 45,000 feot as required by cloud structure.
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Medium speed with endurance capability of remaining aleft for
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Two 8 channel VHF systems.
One HF liaison sot.
One low frequency homer with abcut 200 mile ranzing capaciiy
Continusvs positioning to within five miles.
Suitable back-up aircraft.
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