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)
Investigation of Construction and Maintenance Of Airdromes on Ice 1946-1947. Report of Landings on Ice at Cambridge Bay, Canada, May 1947
1947
63 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aeronautics , Landing fields , Ice , Aircraft landings , Snow , Aircraft tires , Construction , Maintenance , Braking , Beetle project
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