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Project 5,2 = In-Flight Participation of a B-52 - Ist Lt, F. L, Williams
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this test was to determine the delivery capability
of the B-52 aircraft.
INSTRUMENTATION
Instrumentation of the B-52 for the
Mohawk) shot consisted of
310 oscillograph channels which recorded measurements from strain-~gage
bridges, accelerometers, roll and pitch gyros, radiometers, and control
position transducers,
In addition, 15 cameras recorded photo-recorder
instruments (14 channels), wing deflection, cloud coverage, and fireball
rise and growth,
AIRCRAFT POSITION IN SPACE
The following chart shows the airplane's position at time zero and
time of shock arrival:
Conditions at
Altitude
(abs, ft)
Offset
(ft)
Heading YI
(true-deg
Time Zero
25000
0
136
Shock Arrival
25000
0
135
Conditions at
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Velocity (fps)
TAS
Ground
782
77
794
768
RESULTS
Thermal Energy: 41.4 BTU/ft* measured at BS 655 by a 160° field
calorimeter pointed straight down,
Maximum Temperature:
fuselage panel at BS 1141,
Gust:
330°F measured on a black 0,032 magnesium lower
The absorptivity of the panel was 0.92.
59% wing bending at LHWS 444
54% tail bending at SS 300
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