oe £3 Project 5.1 ~ In-Flight Participation of a B-47 ~ C. W. Luchsinger 2nd Lt. Robert E. Gee OBJECTIVE The objective of this project was to measure the blast, gust and thermal effects of a nuclear detonation on an in-flight B-47 aircraft so that the data recorded could be used to verify and/or correct the criteria and methods used in the B-47 Weapon Delivery Handbook, In adiition, the project will provide basic research data for the design criteria of future USAF aircraft, INSTRUMENTATION Bf To accomplish the objective, it was planned to position the B-47 on ~ HEROKEE) to receive approximately 450°MT in the 0,020 aluminum eron which was painted white. Approximately 281 data channels were utilized on this shot to record bending shear and torsion in the wing and horizontal stabilizer, thermal inputs in the aircraft, thermally induced strain, temperature measurements, and overpressures, fo ; COPIED/png peered ~s1- Ss \ |