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Project 5.2 ~ In-flight Participation of a B-52 + Istlt. F. Ll, Williams
Ob jective
The objective of this test was to determine the delivery capability
of the B-52 aircraft.
Instrumentation
Instrumentation of the B=52 for th
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approximately 320 oscillograph channels which recorded measurements from
strain-gage bridges, accelerometers, thermocouples, pressure transducers,
calorimeters, roll and pitch gyros, radiometers, and control position
transducers.
In addition, 13 cameras recorded instruments, wing deflet-
tion, cloud coverage, and fireball rise and growth,
Results
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The Be52's participation in tne agg Lacan) shot was unsuccessful,
Takeoff was not accomplished until 0510, one hour and 14 minutes later than
scheduled,
The radar stabilization unit did not have sufficient time to
cycle on the ground, and though attempts were made to stabilize it after
takeoff, proper operation was not achieved,
In view of the necessity of
obtaining an exact position in space and the possible error in the BNS due
to the non-stabilized condition, it was decided to abort at the latest possible time.
Technical considerations preclude the use of manual positioning.
At time zero the aircraft position was approximately 60,000 feet from
ground zero on an outbound heading of 135°T,
The instrumentation was "ON" during the test.
There were no measur-
able inputs or responses,
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