Operation SNAPPER, Nevada Proving Grounds, April-June 1952. Project 1.1, The Measurement of Free air Atomic Blast Pressures,
Abstract
Shock overpressure as a function of time has been measured by utilizing an array of parachute-borne pressure gages spread over a wide range of distances and altitudes above two atomic detonations. The operation was accomplished by deploying 16 parachute-borne canisters from two aircraft at each shot. Each canister contained an altimeter transducer, two differential pressure transducers, a radio telemetry transmitter, and a radio tracking beacon. The telemetered pressure data were recorded at a ground station and the position of each canister was determined by radio range measurements from three multiple object tracking stations. The dropping aircraft were guided to a predetermined drop point with reference to both position and time by two SCR 584 radar stations. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1953
- Accession Number
- ADA078574
Entities
People
- James O. Vann
- Norman A. Haskell
Organizations
- Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories