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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/2773| Title: | Airfields on sea ice : practical recommendations, with ice thickness table for U.S. Navy planes: DHC-3, R-4D, SA-16, P-2V, R-4Q, and R-5D |
| Authors: | Assur, A. |
| Keywords: | Sea ice Aircraft landing areas Ice Ice cover thickness Ice cover strength Airplanes Runways |
| Publisher: | U.S. Army Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Research Establishment. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Special report (U.S. Army Snow |
| Description: | Special Report Purpose: The basic procedures for establishing and maintaining airfields on sea ice are presented. Practical recommendations are given for the preliminary choice of location, exploratory field survey, and the construction of the airstrip. Estimates of the required sea ice thickness for landing various types of naval aircraft, with and without skis, are tabulated. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/2773 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
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| SIPRE-Special-Report-16.pdf | 565.93 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |