Evaluation of Gust and Draft Velocities from Flights of P-61C Airplanes within Thunderstorms July 22, 1946 to July 23, 1946 at Orlando, Florida Page: 4 of 28
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NACA' RM No. L7019 3
TABLE I.- SSUMARY OF GUSTS MEABUBDIETB - Continued
Maximum Maximum
effective trueGust
Space Pressure gust gustGut No.
interval altitude velocity velocity gradient of
ft x 103 (ft) Uema Ut distance gusts
(fps) (fps)
July 22, 1946 - Flight 24
Airplane 347 T (EST) 145125- 145448
STraverse 3 $ Length of traverse 218.1 sec, 73,551 ft
Initial heading (des) 340
0 -3 26,000 --- -31 ---- -8.5 -- 405 1
3 -6 4~.0 -3.4 ---- -7.0 31---- 38 4
6 - 9 5.3 -4.7 - .- -9.6 --- 294 .7
9 -y12. 5.3 -6.2 20.1 --- 286 ...---- 3
S12-15 . 6.8 -3.4 6.3 --- 65 ---- 5
15 -18 2.2 ---- ---- . -4.4 ---- 196 4
18 -21 7.5 ---- -- -- -----l--y---- 2
21 -24... 3.7 -6.2 ----- -19.5 ---- 6 3
24 --27 7.1 -3.7 ---- -21.5 ---- 454 5
27 - 30 ---- -5.3 ---- 14.2 ---- 461 2
30 -33 4.0 -3.4 9.8 ----- 352 ----
33 -.36 ' 2.2 -3.4 5.8 ----- 33 ----
36 - 39 " , 7.1 -4.0 ---- -6.9 ---- 131 5
39 -42 5.3 -11.5 --------- --- ---- 5
42 - 45 9.3 -6.5 -- ----- --- ---- 4
45 - 48 9.3 -5.6 13.7 -11.5 71 109 7
48 -.51 26,500 9.0 -7.1 ----------------------6
51 -54 9.3 -10.6 14.9 ----- 76-- 4
54 -:57 . 4.4 -10i.6 ---- ----- ---- ----- 9
57 - 60 27,000 9.9 -5.0 20.3 .----.- 257 ---- . 5
60 -'63 8.4 -6.8 - _--- I----- - ---- ----r 11
63-66 27,500 ---- -7.1 --- --- ---- 3
66 -69-- -7.5 ---- ------ ----- ----- 3
69 - 72 8.1 -5.3 ---- ----- ---- ----- 2
72 - 75 .. 7.8 - . ---- ---- ---w 3
_ .,,,Airplane 347
Traverse 4ST1m (EST) -'(a)
Length of traverse 251.9 seo, 93,018ft
0 -3 26,000 4.1 -.6' 94 --- 178
3 17.5 -.0 ---- ---- -
6 - 9 13 0 -5.3
9 - 12 ......2 - "
a' m - --t ,,, ...No records obtained.
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Tolefson, H. B. Evaluation of Gust and Draft Velocities from Flights of P-61C Airplanes within Thunderstorms July 22, 1946 to July 23, 1946 at Orlando, Florida, report, March 10, 1947; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc64466/m1/4/: accessed April 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.