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Project 5.6 — In-Flight Participation of the A3D-) Aireraft - LCDR P.S, Rarwerd
QRIECTIYE
The objective of this test was to investigate the 43D-] aircraft
capability for the delivery of high yield nuclear weapons by the sessuremert
and correlation of the in-flight effects of a nuclear detonation,
SUSTBIMERTATION
Instrumentation of the A3D-) aircraft consisted of 96 cesillograph
recording channels, one photo recoricr, four GSAP cameres, and three dosimeters.
The data recorded included temrersture rise, thermal input, rate of th-rmel
input, overpressure, gust loading, aireraft response, engine response, and
qamme radiation.
POSITION
The 43D-] aircraft was flying at an absolute altitude of 26,000 feet,
heading 276°T in a tail-on position at H +0.
Slant range to ground rero
at H+ 0 was 34,780 fest, (aircraft TAS 830 fpe) aircraft position at tine
of shock arrival (K + 67.9 sec.) vas 85,500 feet slant range on « heading of
276°T at 25,500 feet abso'ute altitude,
BEAULIS
Thermak:
Gyet:
Temperture rise on critical airereft structure vas 51°F.
Total gust load at tine of shock arrival was 0.72 g's at
C.G. (57 percent alloweble loed factor).
Qvermresgure:
Gemma:
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Peak overpressure noasured a. B+ 67,9 sec.
Approximately 0.001 roentgena of radiation wes received in the
eoekpit of the A3D~-) aireraft.
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