Hard-surface Runways in Antarctica
Author : Malcolm Mellor
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Page : 100 pages
File Size : 11,39 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Antarctica
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Author : Malcolm Mellor
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Page : 100 pages
File Size : 11,39 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Antarctica
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Author : Gunars Abele
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Page : 48 pages
File Size : 10,82 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Ice
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Dynamic tests were performed to determine the Young's modulus of sea ice, derived from longitudinal wave velocities measured with a soniscope. Static tests consisted of standard ring tensile strength and simple beam or flexural strength tests. The strength data were plotted on a base of the brine volume for each test. The test results indicate that the annual sea ice at McMurdo Sound is capable of supporting cargo type aircraft. Snow runways capable of supporting a C-130 aircraft on wheels and providing marginal support to a C-121 can be constructed either with the Peter plow or with the pulvimixer. However, the runway would be reliable only during comparatively low temperatures (
Author : George L. Blaisdell
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Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,96 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Glaciers
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On 7 February 1994, a C-141 departed Christchurch, New Zealand, and landed on the 3050 m (10,000-ft) Pegasus glacial ice runway, located on the Ross Ice Shelf 13 km (8 miles) south of McMurdo, Antarctica. This event marked the final test for a five-year development program to demonstrate the feasibility of a semipermanent glacial ice runway capable of supporting heavy wheeled aircraft at a site easily accessible to McMurdo. In the later phases of developing the glacial ice runway, numerous working flights of LC-130s operating on wheels (rather than skis) moved cargo more efficiently to the South Pole, and the LC-130 and a C-130 carried larger passenger loads to Christchurch. The primary benefit of the Pegasus runway to the U.S. Antarctic Program is its ability to support heavy wheeled aircraft for most of the period of mid-January through November. In the past, only ski-equipped aircraft could land in the McMurdo area during this time period. The Pegasus runway allows increased payloads for the LC-130 (an additional 3600-kg or 8000-lb takeoff weight when using wheels) and provides access for virtually any conventional aircraft. The technology for siting, constructing, maintaining, and operating such a runway is now well understood and is described in detail in this comprehensive report.
Author : Beau Riffenburgh
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 1274 pages
File Size : 42,67 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0415970245
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Page : 984 pages
File Size : 14,42 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Aeronautics
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Page : 78 pages
File Size : 45,24 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Arctic regions
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Author : Malcolm Mellor
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Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,11 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Aeronautics
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Page : 700 pages
File Size : 45,31 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Cold regions
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Page : 144 pages
File Size : 17,4 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Cold regions
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Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,7 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Antarctica
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