Field observations were made of the operation of wheeled aircraft from water supported ice at Cambridge Bay, Victoria Island, Canada for 'Project Beetle'. Observations and studies were made as follows: Effect of airplane wheel loads on ice; Effect of snow cover on operation of wheeled aircraft on ice; Effect of weather on ice formation; Effect of operation of construction and maintenance equipment on ice surfaces; Effect of oil, gasoline and debris on ice surfaces; Construction and maintenance of snow covered ice airfield. (Author)


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    Title :

    Investigation of Construction and Maintenance Of Airdromes on Ice 1946-1947. Report of Landings on Ice at Cambridge Bay, Canada, May 1947


    Publication date :

    1947


    Size :

    63 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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