NASA NTRS · 19850000167
Airborne Cloud Detector
Abstract
Bonded to aircraft skin, it facilitates cloud avoidance. Airborne cloud detector consists of three major components: Aluminum patch durably bonded to aircraft skin, surge arrester, and dual-sensitivity charge-rate amplifier. Operation based on fact that aircraft surfaces become charged when ice or water particles strike them. Using increased gain sensitivities, cloudparticle detector reliable, noise-free, low-cost, high-sensitivity indicator of type of clouds that cause most problems for LFC aircraft at cruise altitude.
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Campbell, R. E., Mcpherson, J. P.. 1985-10-01. Airborne Cloud Detector. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19850000167
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