Transmediterranean balloon flights are made with zero-pressure stratospheric vehicles, that contain scientific experiments on board. The balloons are released during summer in Sicily, Italy. Eastern stratospheric seasonal winds transport them over the Mediterranean and the flight termination by telecommand and recovery is accomplished in Spain. The paper addresses a thorough description of the program, which was initially conceived to extend the flight time over the existing national options (Air-sur-l'Adour, Gap Taillard, Trapani, Leo´ n), considers several flight support subsystems and gives hints for their future improvement, though the main focus is on the balloon operations.
Transmediterranean balloon flights: Lessons learned and perspectives
Cardillo A;Musso I
2010
Abstract
Transmediterranean balloon flights are made with zero-pressure stratospheric vehicles, that contain scientific experiments on board. The balloons are released during summer in Sicily, Italy. Eastern stratospheric seasonal winds transport them over the Mediterranean and the flight termination by telecommand and recovery is accomplished in Spain. The paper addresses a thorough description of the program, which was initially conceived to extend the flight time over the existing national options (Air-sur-l'Adour, Gap Taillard, Trapani, Leo´ n), considers several flight support subsystems and gives hints for their future improvement, though the main focus is on the balloon operations.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|
prod_44415-doc_8912.pdf
solo utenti autorizzati
Descrizione: Transmediterranean balloon flights: Lessons learned and perspectives
Tipologia:
Versione Editoriale (PDF)
Dimensione
887.48 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
887.48 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri Richiedi una copia |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.