between tests. It is estimated that ten three-hour
missions will be required during the year,
10,
Other Technical Data:
10,1
The airspeed of the sampling aircraft should be
approximately 0,8 mach,
Should they become available,
it may be desirable to make special use of aircraft
with altitude, range, or endurance capability superior
to the standard sampling aircraft.
10,20
The sampling aircraft should be provided with a filtered
pressurization system so that the aircrews may fly
pressurized and should be equipped with lead shielding
in the seats, Aircrew personnel should wear the special
shielded flight clothing which has been developed for
the present sampling missims.
10.3
It is highly desirable, in addition, that the aircraft
carry at least two flight personnal, By freeing the
pilot to attend to his normal flying operations, a
second person should contribute greatly to the
effectiveness of the mission.
10.4
There is evidence that an airduct configuration such
as that of the F-8)G approximately doubles the radiation
intensity in the cockpit acquired during cloud penetration,
In order to reduce radiation exposure received during return
to base, an effort should be made to choose an aircraft
for sampling which has engines and air-ducts well removed
from the crew compartments,
General,
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While drone aircraft support for sampling purposes
is not directly required, we wish to restate our
desire to take advantage of such type aircraft if
required for other agencies provided it is feasible
operationally and equipment-wise to do so,l7
A sustained, major consideration for carrying out sampling programs
involved changing organizations and responsible personnel who had no
experience with this type of work.
In February 1956, Dr. Harold Plank
composed a "how to do it" document for submission to the Task Group 7.h.
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