THERMAL EFFECTS ON B-47B AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT

Abstract

The objective of the project was to determine experimentally the effects of the detonation of high-yield nuclear weapons upon the structure of a B-47B type aircraft positioned to receive the predicted maximum allowable radiant exposure. To realize this objective, the aircraft was instrumented in a manner that would judiciously measure these effects and enable comparison with data gathered in previous weapon effects tests, notably Operation c0vy. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1957
Accession Number
AD0338026

Entities

People

  • C.w. Luchsinger

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Detonations
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.