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Project 5.3 - In-Flight Participation of a B44B - R. W. Bachman
SRITSIIYE
The primary otjective of ‘hia test was to measure the therm]
effacts of a large yield muclear airburst on a BeO6B alreraft i5-fl! cht.
INSTRUMETALI
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instrumentation of the B-66 for tne RES02: {2uni) consiste| of 6% thermocouples ani 73 strain gaces at 7 stations %n ‘the
left wincz, 9 thermocouples ani 1C strain gages at 2 stations on the
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right wing, 34 thermocouples ani 18 strain gages at 7 atations on the
left stibllizer, ani 9 thermocouples ani 12 strain gages at 3 stations
on the right stabilizer, plus 63 channels of correlating information,
POSITION
Using the K-5 Radar System the Bebé was positioned at an altitude
of 19,0% feet, a healing of O70 jegrees ania horizontal slant range
of 27, fert at time zero,
At “ime of shock arrival the horizontal
rance was 93,6 feet with the a/c on the same heading ani the same
altituie as t<fore,
RESULTS
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Total thermal energy measured vas
Maximum temperature
rise was 37 degrees F measure? on the %,16 white elevator panel, and 51
dagrees F measured on the nose ratome.
Guat
Maximum gust lowiing at time of shock arrival was 1.47 g's.
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gross weight and altitude use?, this is approximately 30 percent allowatle limit for the Bef6 using 2 jynoric magnification factor of 1.47.
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