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Meteorological Services for the Comet*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2016

E. Chambers
E. Chambers *
Affiliation:
Meteorology Superintendent, British Overseas Airways Corporation
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Extract

The supply of meteorological information for Comet operations began long before the first prototype was in the air, since information on aerodrome temperature and pressure and ambient air temperature up to 40,000 ft. was required to assess engine performance. Thus it was found that extremes of temperature at 40,000 ft. range from about – 80 °C. over the United Kingdom to – 35°C. over Northwest India and performance curves were constructed to cover this range.

Statistics on low temperatures were required in connection with the performance of the de-icing system on descent; statistics on high temperatures were required for engine performance throughout flight.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 58 , Issue 519 , March 1954 , pp. 173 - 184
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1954

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Footnotes

*

This paper is based on a lecture given before the Brough Branch of the Society on 12th November 1952.

References

* Meteorology and High Altitude Aviation by C. M. B. Dobson and A. W. Brewer.