Citation
Abstract
On November 12, 1972 the rear pad of the 64-m-diameter antenna in Spain grounded upon a foreign object in the hydrostatic bearing runner oil trough. The rear pad and the runner were damaged. The antenna was being operated by the contractor, Collins Radio, Dallas, Texas, while conducting final analog pointing accuracy tests. This article describes the damage incurred by the three hydrostatic bearing pads and the runner surfaces and the methods of repair used by the contractor to return the antenna to testing status.
Details
- Volume
- XIII
- Published
- February 15, 1973
- Pages
- 219–226
- File Size
- 2.8 MB