Purpose of the flight and payload description
There is no data available on the purpose of the flight or the experiments performed. Below there is a link to the only known reference.
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 10/26/1972 at
Launch site: Chico Municipal Airport, California, US
Balloon launched by: Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (AFCRL)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Winzen Stratofilm 47.840.000 ft3 - Natural Shape (0.35 mils) capped (0.35 & 0.5 mils)
Flight identification number: C72-21
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 10/27/1972
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 4 h 10 m
Payload weight: 512 lbs
This flight established two records: the biggest balloon launched on his time and the highest climb. The later remined inbeated until may 2002 when the BU60-1 balloon was launched from Sanriku, japan.
External references
- No Link Flight Summary of balloons made of Stratofilm - 1971 to 1972, Technical report, Winzen Research International. Circa 1973 - Stratocat's private collection
- Progress in Scientific Balloon Technology in European Programmes on Sounding-Rocket and Balloon Research in the Auroral Zone, May 1976, p. 283
- The Problem: Instantaneously Effecting Controlled Balloon-System Descent From High Altitude U.S. Air Force Geophysics Laboratory - Scientific report - 1980
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