A method for Determining Aerodynamic Characteristics for Mission Completion Studies in a Nuclear Environment.

Abstract

The existence of a nuclear bomb minimum miss distance which will permit mission completion has been discussed for a number of years. This study, for the first time, endeavors to define the mission essential aerodynamics associated with a mission completion study. Although this study is specifically directed toward the KC-135A, it contains the essential requirements for a general study on any system. Ground rules and assumptions are presented for defining the characteristics which would be associated with the aerodynamics of a nuclear blast degraded system. This approach to mission completion can be made with a sequence of aerodynamic responses to structural damage due to the nuclear blast environment associated with burst distances. This damage is then related to the degraded aircraft performance and its ability to continue the mission. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA015745

Entities

People

  • Robert R. Snodgrass

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamics
  • Aeroelasticity
  • Aircrafts
  • Bombs
  • Elastic Properties
  • Environment
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Miss Distance
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Physical Properties
  • Sequences

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.