Fwd: [GPSL] In honor of stratos, here's some reports about the original MANHIGH

[Dan Bowen]

Thanks,

Dan

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From: Dan Bowen <dbo...@mac.com>

Subject: [GPSL] In honor of stratos, here's some reports about the original MANHIGH

Date: October 14, 2012 7:29:21 PM GMT+02:00

To: Gpsl <GP...@yahoogroups.com>

 

This one is notable for it's crash landing:

[1] O. C. WinzenWinzen, “Skycar Flight No. 797,” Holloman Air Development Center, BT-3071, Sep. 1958.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/181066/BALLOONPDFS/1958%20Winzen%20Skycar%20Flight%20No.%20797.pdf

The ill-fated Sky-Car Flight No. 797 was intended to qualify Captain Grover Schock as a balloon pilot under existing CAA regulations. O. C. Winzen was the pilot instructor. After a fine flight, the last landing resulted in a crash, described in detail. At the date of this writing, both pilots are recovering satisfactorily in hospitals and expect to be released about the end of this month. As a result of the crash landing, two other pilots are being prepared for the MANHIGH III flight. They are Lt. Clifford M. McClure and Captain Harry R. Collins.

This report is illustrated with photographs and charts, and has three appendices.

[2] Winzen, “MANHIGH I,” 1959.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/181066/BALLOONPDFS/1959%20Winzen%20MANHIGH%20I.pdf

This report covers the manned balloon flight MANHIGH I, the first of a series of flights into the stratosphere. This flight was a preliminary investigation to the Man in Space program. The structure and instrumentation of capsule and aerostat are described, and the collected data are plotted and analyzed.

Thanks,

Dan

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