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Project 5.6 - In-Flight Participation of an P-lOlA Aircraft - Capt M.H. Lewin
SBIECIIYE
The objective of Project 5.6 is to determine the responses of an
in-flight P-l01a sircraft to the thermal blest and gust effects of a nuclear
Getonation,
A correlation of the responses, combined with known
ebarecteristios of any veapon, will be used to define the maximum safe
delivery capability of the aircraft.
TESTERS
The aircraft was instrumented with redicesters, calorimeters end
pressure transducers to measure the thermal and blast inputs and vith strain
gages, theraccouples and verious other. {pstruments to measure the aircraft
Tesponses to the inputs. PerMI(c1crapo) shot, the airoreft ves
positioned to receive aaximm gust inpute consistent with alnimus muclear
radiation.
By positioning to theoretically receive 3.454 REM, the maximm
expected gust respoase vas about %%.
POSIT
The aircraft was to fly at 7,000 feet absolute on an inbound heeding
of 040° at a ground speed of 800 feet per second.
It vas planned that the
aircraft vould be 1700 feet short of ground sero at sero time with shook
arrival ocooursing 5.6 seconds later at a horizontal range of 2600 feet.
Actual shot position wes 200 feet beyond and 260 feet to the left of the
planned sero time position with shock arriving 6.85 seconds later at a
borisontal renge of 4000 feet.
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