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(BRB pace)
Project 5,2 - In-Flight Participation of a B-52 - Ist Lt. F, L. Williams
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this test was to determine the delivery capability
of the B52 aircraft,
INSTRUMENTATION
5 om
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Instrumentation of the B-52 for
(Apache) consisted of 310
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oscillograph channels which recorded measurements from strain-gage bridges,
accelerometers, roll and pitch gyros, radiometers, control position transducers, thermocouples, pressure transducers, and calorimeters,
In addition,
14 cameras recorded photo-recorder instruments (14 channels), wing deflection, cloud coverage, and fireball rise and growth,
AIRC°AFT POSITION IN SPACE
The following chart shows the airplane's position at zero time and
time of shock arrival:
Altitude
Conditions at
Time Zero
Condition at
Shock Arrival
(Abs ft)
34000
34000
Offset
(ft)
2600
0
Heading
(Trve-deg)
Slant Distance
(ft)
Velocity (fps)
TAS
Ground
111
38700
740
730
111
63800
757
77
RESULTS
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