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A Preliminary Report of (Mohawk) Operation Redwing (Deleted)

Dated
Oct 15, 1956
Document type
Report
Length
79 pages
Open the original scanArchive record OSTI ID 16131014 · public domain

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Aooumta Lacatlon of i?loct~otio Pub. Detominatioaof Characteriatioa of Alrhorrm Flush Muatd Aetmnaa and Photo T’ubo for YI013 Determination at Extmdod Grounfl-to-Alr Wages

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To ob~l.n Uast pmmum-dlatance Iaf-tion by muu of direct mhock H.@ Opod Photogam@y um lccompllahod frca the kok @oto tcuor. to BOL for anmlyol 8. lnougb infomtion will bo obtained BEST AVAILABLE COPY

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8tudles of aqter UT. aotlon genoratul by #a dotumtion of larp @old d maul distant island lbtlonm by Project 1.9. Pour abora recording WaTo naauring Ationa (of tha hk VIII typ) vara mtira in Bikini Lqoon for .:~$u, allot. In ledition, ~eot 1.9 oonotructi and installed J~ Ialamh. Theoa raoordars are dodgnad to dwmaat low pariod, 10V lddition to the lbore irmtmntation, l tide p~e was lctive at Nlin@Me Atoll, and Sandia Corporation eicrotmrogmpbic ltationa wero operated by * lagom andddaop vater long period reoordars did not detact vatu We

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?utiolpatAon in tb18 ohot was lAu.lod to obtain date uhioh oould b used to validate altitudelbaorptlon oalculotlono. Iimoo lir aboorptloo faotorc are rued to oapumoto lircxuft dooo nto redimg l to a oquimloat . oporotiono 8abodulod won after thim ohot. (to inoluio 000 p88 wor tbo iahada in tbo ltoll, throo PBOOOOTOrtbo projoot posqoro. Tbo fll@t plottiq, rothor than l oontrd plot omtml uoa pomalblo olnoo o1ooo oorrdation botwoo BOro than me airomft ad aloo tituooa slrti d *P llomoato Mm Dot roquirul. A ho.li~r UM oohoddod for D+2 ta porfom ounqo au tvo idando

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ma flight dtitmdo Umi opor8tioml plan8 vor9 ooordbatod uitb the ACE Sor tho mimiom. Ilu ltoll d lagoon (Phmm A A B) VON ~ayod ~tdy after ~ff (1130 to 1230) ad 00n&uiod with tititude hood on the ounq ~wulta, tho aircraft was rdgaBo& for mtum to PATRC9 OR lt Knjalelo d tho D+2 mcy oanodld. qmotral data. %. pilot codd not borer lt loom tha m f-t, ao tbet lmmr doa8ity of oontuitmticm. Altitude *880B vcm IUO oror the air strip fra lortim of vstir oomtuiMtioB awihblo. ~ lerial arwy mor tbo Idands of the Eniv,tok AtaU bmo boa Oorrobw - Carfaoo iataaaitias. MIntial of this data **8 littlam Uo oom-rntion oauld h dotoatod in tho xom or lt DOS, lad tbo

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Cborioretiaal - wre prodwed in 19 of 92 rabbit.a ad 8 of 8 ~ putioip9tlng lo this obot. All ot the burns -e -* lt the hmit site.

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dotomino tbo oapmbility Of tho ?-84? oiroraft by oubjoot~ it to both thorul otudy tbo dymmio roopcmw of flghtor stmoturos to aatl-~trlo uot fti ~~ -O and 2,566 foot offnt to tbo ri@t. 26,653 foct ad 22,237 foot mopootiwly. At ohook amiml, tbo oi~ w

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Tholml - 250- ~tulw tin in al~ Skill of fip. BEST AVAILABLE COPY

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ruponsotathosti. P* this Shot, an aimt n8 podtlmad b - BEST AVAILABLE COPY l ~1 nu blaok nla mha mtlag Us Soombd

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Bpoetrol ditiribtim Iarmtlm. Au 8tnoMlm Uora rooordod m &m@olMaw for sidoloodm aooo of tho

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Pbotabed tits w rocoiwd on 004 ohamnel, s ds~itiati of w——ctar lo tbo rumrdar wwoat.d raeordiag of the other obannel. BEST AVAILABLE COPY

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Projoct 6,5 - AaolyBl@ of UM Eloat.rcal@*tlo Puloe Prodaoad by l Ibolur Outputs ocmnootdtsosohoftbo tbra for rooozdiq tbo tmrmiont dlsplq. of fho tlmoo a Mgho Station B - Kujtioin BEST AVAILABLE COPY

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Tbroo RB-50 aircNft of Prqoct 9.1 putlcip8t4d m this wont. tirtor 1 4 2 in U8t and 8outb quaclrmta rupoctimly •t~ ale d

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Projoot 16.1 DnBuros tho tho lntoti hotwom the primry d In addition, motboda of ottainlng ot.hor dtagnoatic lmfomtim fra this

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Uroxaft Tim - shot Ut l *llootAi Fisdca Pilot k3latm obsauvd iV 1- cloud oorer. Xncmos of thio Prejqct - ta lttrihtod to tho OoOpuutioo ad ia*Y=fi

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Eborinl ad l t l$x) foot (khmfk)l tadl at of dotootam won

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I_WLLE~~ h TSM pipes Uem fifty root loog Viul turning dwo doag ooe touor l-. Tbeee fluom rwpoaded l l louor g- flux ta the ebtumtioo of tho flwrs baun of their olon Pmx18itv t9 the “ gauge. m tie tbme vmm plpm ell indimted titter Uma h derou

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