Title

New Standard Atmosphere: The WADC 1952 Model Atmosphere

Date

1954

Index Abstract

Online

Photo Quality

Complete

Report Number

WADC TR 54-215

Creator

Williams, D. T.

Nash, W. F.

Bell, J. C.

Corporate Author

Aircraft Laboratory

Corporate Report Number

Aircraft Laboratory

Laboratory

Aircraft Laboratory

Extent

54

PB Number

PB111585

NTRL Accession Number

AD048908

Identifier

AD0048908

Access Rights

Notice(s)

Distribution Classification

1

Contract

AF 33(616)-82

DoD Project

None Given

DoD Task

None Given

DTIC Record Exists

No

Distribution Change Authority Correspondence

None

Distribution Conflict

No

Index Price

$1.50

Index In

U.S. Government Research Reports, vol. 23, no. 3, p.91, 3/18/1955

Date Modified

Scanned by request 6/2/2011 submitted by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Government Agency - Domestic)

Abstract

A new standard atmosphere, the WADC 1952 Model Atmosphere, has been developed under the sponsorship of the Aircraft Laboratory of the Wright Air Development Center. The new atmosphere is designed to be self-consistent, and is in essential agreement with the new ICAO standard atmosphere; however, this newer atmosphere extends higher, up to 140,000 feet of altitude. Close coordination with recognized authorities in the field has been carried out in the hope that the atmosphere may receive general acceptance. Properties of the atmosphere above 82,000 feet are proposed for use pending designation of an official standard by the Committee on the Standard Atmosphere convened by the Air Force Cabridge Research Center.Formulas for airspeed as a function of altitude and dynamic pressure, or the equivalent, are set up in standard form in this report. These formulas are the basis for an exclusive set of airspeed tables which have been computed for WADC but are not included in this report.

Report Availability

Full text available

Date Issued

1954-03

Provenance

AFRL/VACA

Type

report

Format

1 online resource