Bowen Ribbon-Frame Camera

A brief background is given of the Bowen ribbon-frame camera, as developed for the study of rockets and guided missiles under free-flight conditions. The main constructional features are discussed as well as the orienting system used on the rocket range. Timing and camera-phasing devices are mentioned which make the film record assessable to an accuracy of 20 microseconds on the CZR Bowen camera, a model recently developed to meet the increasingly stringent angular and timing accuracies needed In the testing of high-velocity missiles.

Print ISSN

0097-5834

Published

1949-11

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J11694