CONTINUOUS-ROD WARHEAD LETHALITY TRIALS AGAINST B.29 AIRCRAFT FUSELAGES (3/16, 1/4 AND 5/16 INCH SQUARE-SECTION RODS)

Abstract

The results are presented of static detonations of 3/16, 1/4 and 5/16 inch square-section continuous-rod warheads, against Boeing B29 aircraft fuselages, four of which were loaded to simulate straight and level flight conditions at the attack station. In the attack of the mid pressure section (unpressurised) from 45 degrees above abeam, only the 1/4 and 5/16 inch square section rods were capable of causing complete failure of the fuselage, whilst in the rear bomb bay section (aft of the wings) only the 5/16 inch rod produced a similar failure of the target. Stress analyses were made of the damaged targets to assist in the determination of the mechanism of target failure and of possible factors influencing rod effectiveness against aircraft fuselages.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0326978

Entities

People

  • R. G. Mallin

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Noses
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Bending Moments
  • Birds
  • Bomb Bays
  • Bomber Aircraft
  • Bombs
  • Construction
  • Continuous Rod Warheads
  • Fuselages
  • Level Flight
  • Materials
  • Spars
  • Stress Analysis
  • Stress Concentration
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • ballistics.