Title

Ozone in Jet Aircraft

Creator

Brabets, R. I.

Date

1962

Identifier

AD0294443

AD0294443

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine whether sufficient ozone is present in the fuselages of high-flying jet aircraft to constitute a potential health hazard for the flight personnel. Over a period of three months, 38 flights were monitored continuously from before takeoff to after landing. The flights ranged from 60 to 325 minutes in duration, and from 9,000 to 39,000 feet in altitude. Combined, they covered the northern and central portions of the continental United States from New York to California, and they included five flights between Hawaii and California. Wide flight-to-flight variations were noted in both the duration and the concentration of the ozone detected. For the remaining 50% of the time, concentrations varied from 0.01 ppm to as high as 0.22 ppm. The maximum continuous exposure has been set at 0.1 ppm, and this concentration was exceeded in the aircraft for approximately 6% of the total flight time. generally, the concentration varied directly with the altitude, but meteorological conditions were also significant.

Date Issued

1962-05-08

Extent

20

Corporate Author

Armour Research Foundation

Corporate Report Number

ARF 3211-1

AD Number

AD-294 443

Contract

FA-2688

Distribution Conflict

No

Index In

U.S. Government Research Reports, Vol. 38, No. 8, p. 3

Index Price

$2.60

Distribution Classification

1

DTIC Record Exists

Yes

Report Availability

Not available via Contrails

Type

report