An Analysis of the Effect of Air Crew Factors on B-52 Bombing Results

Abstract

The study examines the effect of aircrew and equipment factors on bomb scores achieved by electronically simulated bomb releases in B-52 aircraft. A total of 260 low level, synchronous releases performed by one SAC squadron over a six-month period were analyzed. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the effect of 16 crew factors and two equipment factors on bomb scores. At a .05 level of significance, no single crew factor was found to consistently affect bomb scores. It was also found that certain of the aircraft have a greater effect on bomb scores than any of the crew factors which were studied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0766887

Entities

People

  • Kenneth H. Biehle

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Training
  • Information Science
  • Navigators
  • New York
  • Regression Analysis
  • Standards
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics