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Project 5.3 - In-Flight Participation gf a B-66P - R. W. Bachman
ORJeCTIVE
The primary objective of this test was to measure the thermal
effects of a large yield nuclear airburst on a B-66B aircraft in-flight.
INSTRUMTNTATION
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Instrumontation of the B-66 for memaibdahtees2.01) con=
sisted of 60 thermocouples and 73 strain gages at 7 stations on the
left wing, 9 thermocouples ani 10 strain gages at 2 stations on the
right wing, 34 thermocouples and 18 strain gages at 7 stations on the
left etabllizer, and 9 thermocouples and 12 strain gages at 3 stations
on the right stabilizer, plus 63 channels of correlating information.
ATRCRAPT POSITION IN SPACE
Using the K-5 Radar System the B-66 was positioned at an altitude
of 19,090 feet, a heading of O70 degrees and a horizontal slant range
of 27,099 feet at time zero,
At time of shock arrival the horizontal
range was 93,699 feet with the a/c on the same heading and the same
altitude as before,
RVeULTs
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