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Project 5.5 - In-Flight Participation of an F-84F Aircraft - Lt J.A. Sabatella
OBJECTIVE
Waiter (Capabilities F-84F) - This participation was an attempt to
determine tke capability of tre F-84F aircraft by subjecting it to both thermal
and symmetric blast loads,
Barley (Sideloads F-84F) - The objective of this participation was to
study the dynamic response of fighter structures to anti-symmetric blast
loads.
INSTRUMENTATION
Waiter - 100 data channels were available to record moment, shear, and
torsion loads; accelerations, overpressure, temperature, thermal strain, and
aircraft attitude.
Out of these channels there were four channels that
failed.
Barley - Out of the 100 channels available to record essentially the same
information as above, there were no channel failures.
AIRCRAFT PCSITION IN SPACE
Weiter - At time zero, the aircraft was flying at an altitude of 19,920
feet on an inbound heading of 070.8°,
52 feet offset,
The horizontel range was 3,729 feet and
The shock arrival position was 20,129 feet altitude, 19,532
feet horizontal range and 2,566 feet offset to the right.
Barley - At time zero, the aircraft was flying at an altitude of 23,318
feet on an inbound heading of 060.4°,
The horizontal range and offset were
16,653 feet and 22,237 feet respectively.
At shock arrival, the aircreft wes
at 23,075 feet altitude, 22,443 feet offset, and 3,757 feet horizontal range.
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