ay (4AVATO) Project 5.3- In-FlighboParticd pation of a B-663 Aircraft- R. W. Bachman ORITCTIVE The primary objective of this test was to measure the gust, thermal ani high thermal energy field effects of a high yield megaton device on a B-66B aircraft in flight. TISTRUMPNTATION < Instrumentation cn the B-668 for iter (NAVAJO) consisted of the following: 67 strain gaces @ 5 statiomand 26 thermocouples @ 7 stations on the L.H. wing, 16 strain gages @ 1 station and 6 thermocouples @ 2 stations on the R. H. wing, 25 strain gages @ 4 stations and 12 thermocouples © 2 stations on the L, H. horizontal stabilizer, 9 strain gages @ 1 station and 2 thermocouples @ 1] station on the R. H. horizontal stabilizer, 3 strain gages @ 1 station end 9 thermocouples @ 3 stations on the L. H. elevator, 2 strain gages @ 1 station and 6 thermocouples @ 1 station on the R. H. elevator, 56 thermocouples @ 11 stations on the fuselege, 17 accelerometers on the fuselage, empenage, and nacelle, 13 calorimeters and 1 radiometer together with 6 cameras in the fuselage belly, 5 calorimeters and 1 radiometer together with 6 cameras in the tail, wing and tail deflection cameras, 32 basic flight instruments on a photo recorder panel, and 8 correlation channels. ATRCRART POSITION IN SPACE Using the K-5 Radar system, the B-66B was being positioned atan altitude of 21,000 feet, on a heading of 124° and for a horizontal range of 24,500 feet at time zero. During both race track patterns and the wind box, the navigator had difficulty in clearly defining ~ rn ce Agi?. TC aw - -