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Project 5.3 ~ In-Flight Participation of a B66B - Richard W, Bachman
Objective:
The primary objective of this test was to measure the gust and ther-
mal effects of a
ELETED ‘nuclear device on a B-66B Aircraft.
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation on the B-66B for the,pgsDiora) shot consisted
of the following: 67 strain gages at 5 stations and 26 T.C. at 7 stations
on the L.H. Wing, 16 strain gages at 1 station and 6 T.C, at 2 stations
on the R.H. Wing, 25 strain gages at 4 stations and 12 T.C,. at 2 stations
on the L.H. horizontal stabilizer, 9 strain gages at 1 station and 2 Tec.
at 1 station on the R.H. horizontal stabilizer, 3 strain gages at 1 station
and 9 T.C, at 3 stations on the L.H. elevator, 2 strain gages at 1 station
and 6 T.C, at 1 station on the R.H. elevator, 32 T.C. at 10 stations on the
fuselage, 17 accelerometers on the fuselage, empenage and nacelle, 13 calorimeters and 2 radiometers in the tail, together with 6 cameras, 5 calor=
imeters and 1 radiometer together with 6 cameras in the fuselage belly,
wing and tail deflection cameras, 32 basic flight instruments on a photo
recorder panel, and 8 channels of correlation.
Aircraft Position in Space:
Using a combination of the K-5 Radar System and the Raydist System,
the B~66 was positioned at an altitude of 16,000 feet, on a true heading
of 127° and a horizontal range of 13,100 feet at time zero,
At time of
shock arrival, the horizontal range was 35,050 feet, with the A/C on the
same heading and at the same altitude as before.
The ground speed between
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time zero and shock arrival position was 772 ft./sec.