IN-FLIGHT STRUCTURAL RESPONSE OF AN F-89D AIRCRAFT TO A NUCLEAR DETONATION
Abstract
The primary objective of Project 5.5 was to determine the structural response of the F-89D aircraft in flight to the blast and thermal effects of a nuclear detonation. The recorded data will be used to correct or verify the F-89J Weapons System Capability Study and to further define the F-89J weapon-delivery capability. Use of the F-89D test aircraft to evaluate the F-89J analysis was valid because of the structural similarity of the two models. To accomplish the objective, the test aircraft was instrumented to measure the overpressure, gust (dynamic-pressure wave), and thermal inputs together with the aircraft response to these inputs. The aircraft was positioned at predetermined points in space in the vicinity of nuclear detonations. The positions selected were not necessarily representative of delivery maneuvers but were at points where the combination of dynamic loads and steady state loads would approach the design limit load.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 22, 1960
- Accession Number
- AD0357975
Entities
People
- G. Stalk
- J. P. Bednar
- R. E. Gee