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Program 6 = TBST OF SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION
Program Director ~ D. I. Prickett, LtCol, USAF
Project 6,1 ~ TEST CF INTERIM ISDA PROCEDURES FCR HIGH YIELD «EAPONS
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Project Officer - R. Triantafellu, LtCol, USAF
Objectives
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To test wmder field conditions current IBDA procedures for high yleld
weapons.
Instrurentation
Three B-50 aircraft equipped with standard APQ-2) radar and 0-19 radar
scope cameras were positioned relative to ground zero as shown in Table 6.1-%
The APQ-2) radar is X-band navigational and bombing radar equipment.
The
camsra records one scope picture every 1.25 sec on Sector Scan and one every
3 sec on 360° Scan.
"TABLE 6.1-1
B-SO POSITIONS
Indicated
Bearing from
Horizontal
Altitude
(ft )
Ground Zero
(degrees)
Hardtima 1
32,000
225
12
Tail to GZ
Fardtima 2
31,000
225
20
Side to GZ Tail to GZ
Hardtiza 3
30,000
225
27
Side to GZ
Range
(Nautical Miles)
Orientation
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Tail to G2
Side to G2
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Pesults
The SAC participation Aja successful.
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the detonation were obtained by all three radar sets,
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