Froject 5,5 —- IN-FLIGHT PARTICIFATION OF F~SnF ALfOntrT - Captain R. F. Mitchell C2ISCTIVE The objective of this project was to determine the response of the F.-G4F weapon systen when exposed during flisht to the effects of a nuclear detcnetion. re ANSTavotsTION Instranentation of the F.-34F aircraft on LACRCOSE was as follows: 1. Waiter (Capabilities F-84F) ~ Instruvertation of primery concern con- sisted of 35 strain gazes for recording gust response located at three_ C ¢ wing stations, one left wing station, two fuselage stations, two right. ations, end one left stabilstor station, Correlative instivmentetion ce ed csisnel, resiacster, and cale listers 7) cated ab To stioa a, Litt “te of “ha ys Ya-e fus2lase. ) bridges Located at Station 90 and 150 on Vert end right wing; Stetlon 365 ca the fucelage; Flisht Station 12 and 3 line Stations 20 end 53 on the fin, ed bending moment infcoication, The Tur sentiened stretn gage Lridges yield Sureactural responsis wire related to e.crgy in- puts with overpressure transtucers lecated Yuselase. on a nese boom and in t! A total of 100 channels of irnfeacstion were capable o AITRCRaArT FOSITION IN SPACE 1, waiter - The planned position of Waiter was on an in-bound heading of 050°T with no horizontal offset, to be 8,600 feet froa ground zero at Ty end ov ground zero-at H # 8 seconds. The speed on the final run was to be 600 ft/sec,