Air Force Use Of Aerial Cameras For Instrumentation

Donell E. Bjoring

doi:10.1117/12.970988

1 August 1967 Air Force Use Of Aerial Cameras For Instrumentation

Donell E. Bjoring

Proceedings Volume 0008, Airborne Photo-Optical Instrumentation; (1967) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.970988
Event: Airborne Photo-optical Instrumentation, 1967, Cocoa Beach, United States

Abstract

The development of an airborne camera system for the Aerospace Audio-Visual Service is described. It consists of a pod enclosing 16mm cameras facing fore and aft. A need for high-quality production photography, accurately framed, resulted in a closed circuit TV modification with a cockpit monitor. Later, the system suitability to high-altitude coverage of missile launches was recognized. On the Mariner III interplanetary probe, it acquired photo-data of the booster up to an altitude of 68,000 ft. AAVS pods also provided high altitude photography of Mariner IV, Centaur, and Gemini I through VII. In Vietnam, high performance aircraft are using the system to provide film for strike effectiveness as well as documentation.

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Donell E. Bjoring "Air Force Use Of Aerial Cameras For Instrumentation", Proc. SPIE 0008, Airborne Photo-Optical Instrumentation, (1 August 1967); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.970988

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