—_ 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 a Project Officer - R. Triantafellu, LtCol, USAF Objectives . 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 tT Ts, Tail to G2 Side to G2 1 Pesults The SAC participation Aja successful. re oh the detonation were obtained by all three radar sets, t : . 1 : oy Good Scope photos of The duration and "2enitude of the phenomena, in keeping with the yleld, is smaller than any ! r 9 RIPPIEROTRRETREaIm Ferree meen > 0 . 1 ee ER peneaOL Aircraft Code Nama °f the previous shots,