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Project 264 < in-"Light
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Tos BeS7B @ LU Naculi Me. wotlk
OBIS IVE
The otjectiv= of tds crofact f* 19 measure the effects of a
nuclear detonation on an in-flipht 3-57 alrcraft.
Recorded Jata wil]
de used to verify or correct the B-57 heapons Delivery Handbook,
In
adiition, the prolect will proviie basic research data for lesign
criteria of future USAP aircraft,
NST
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Out of 220 channels being recories, 9 data channels were lost for
various reasons,
They have bern repaired, or replaced by spares.
Instrumentation consiste! of strain gages, thermocouples, oslori-
meters, raiiometers, pressure gages. anit warious other trandicers,
It
was planned to position the B-57 in a pocition corresponiing to approximately 7° = 35 percent limi+ toai on the critical member of the
airera’t.
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The JB-57B was flying at an absolute altitude of 17,350 feet,
healing 973° in a tatleon position at H4C.
Horizontal range to ground
zero at H # % was 34,™O feet (aircraft traveling at 3.7 ft/sec).
craft position at time of shcck arrival
received from Tayiist.
(H f 79 seeonis. has act been
Yerting and altitule sane at E 4 0,
BESLTs
Thermal:
Air-
.
Total thermal enerry ~easure’ was
A
36,°F temperature rise 93 percer.t of allowable Lints} was meamirnd on
the aileron ak Seeoes a4.
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