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Project 5.3-- In-Flight participation of a B-66 - R. W. Bachman
OBJECTIVE
The primary objective of this test was to measure the gust
effect of a low yield nuclear weapon on a B-66B aircraft in flight.
INSTRUMENTATION
Instrumentaticn of the B66 for this shot consisted of 60
thermocouples and 73 strain gages at 7 stations on the left wing,
9 thermocouples and 10 strain geres at 2 stations on the right
wing, 34 thermocouples and 18 strain gages at 7 stations on the left
stabilizer, and 9 thermocouples and 12 strain gages at 3 stations on
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the right stabilizer, plus 63 channels of correlating information.
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RESULTS
The B-66 aborted their participation on ERIE,
get one engine started just prior to take-off time.
in commission for the next event, GBIFLATEAD).
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The B-66 was back