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this special aircraft should likewise be filtered.
2. Scientific Control Aircraft
The presence of scicntific program personnel in the cloud vicinity
during the operation is essential to provide technical guidance ani evaluation
of the radiation hazard in terms of cloud structure for the sampling aircraft.
On the basis of the observed development of cloud structure, they locete and
follow the position of sectione of the cloud most likely to contain significant
sermles, anc ascist the performance of the sarpling mission by vectoring the
sampling aircraft to these locations. Thay aleo operationally control the total
radiation aposures of the sampling pilots according to the relative readings of
the radiation instruments relayed to them on the corpletion of a cloud penetration.
Altherigh one of these personnel will be a rated aircraft director, they are not
directly responsible for the safety of flight operations or th: direction of aireraft.:
to and from the general sampling area, although they may assist inthe latter...
activity.
In erder to permit these persomel to function effectively, an aircraft
de desired with the followins gencral requiremests:
(2) Position:
In the immediate vicinity of the cloud fron
(b) Altitude:
An initial true altitude of 35.000 to 46,000
sere tinc to the conclusion of sampling operaticnas.
fest with capability of climbine to 45,003 feet es required br the cleud structure.
(c) Speed:
medium arses is desirec.
To minimize nevigetion and vectoring problexs a
(d) Endurence:
Capable of remining alot for ten (10) hours
(¢; Personnel: Meadruz of threc (3) sotintific persennel
aboara, one of whem will be 4a rated aireraft dtirector,
(f) Coazunicatione:
(1) Two installed @ chunnel VHT systems with suitable
snares.
(2) Onc HF liason sew.
(3) One low frequcner homer desioned for cominvous operatics
with sufficiem power to permit anproximately « 200 mile renring capability under
onerationsl cendition: .
(g) Havigation:
positionins to within five miles.
Caonabilit; of continucus absolute airera’t
(h} Special Persennel Equimment:
Spoece in the aircraft for
scientific personnel should be locatec to persit direst contact with pilot ans
shoulc be proviuea with interphone aml] oxrpen outlets to permit movement necésesryr
to observe the clevd as required by the aspect of tho aireraft relative te clouc. If
not ethemmse provided, means should be made eveilable to xees window areas
se: “er obserration clear of frost.
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(4) Back-up:
A suiteble beck-up is required.
An aircraft
which participates in other test oneration3 may be used és a back-up, previces
that it has sinriscar casabilities end can be made availeble throughout tne samlins
eperevicn.
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Facievien Instmresis:
Airborne radistion instruments are recuircc to permit eperations:
cenitrsi of raciation «smesure within bioloricsii-: accoentable limits ans to wee
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