New Standard Atmosphere: The WADC 1952 Model Atmosphere

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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