— ¢ ~ —_ (ERTE) 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 , the right stabilizer, plus 63 channels of correlating information. | 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). e pat oan el es a3 -19 ~ 2 Pilot could not The B-66 was back

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