Download or read book Summary of Available Hail Literature and the Effect of Hail on Aircraft in Flight written by Robert K. Souter and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available information on the hail phenomenon affecting aircraft in flight has been examined. This paper attempts to coordinate the present knowledge of hail with the effect of hail on aircraft in flight and includes (1) a digest of the literature on the physical properties, the occurrence, and the formation of hai; (2) a survey of the hail effect on aircraft in flight from analyses of 57 cases of airplanes damaged by hail; (3) a resume of hail information for the benefit of pilots, forecasters, and ground operational personnel; (4) an annotated bibliography of 552 articles for use of research personnel.