Lightning Tests on the WC-130 Research Aircraft.
Abstract
Lightning simulation ground tests were conducted on a WC-130 aircraft which had previously been used by the Air Force in a lightning characterization program to investigate the electromagnetic field environment experienced by aircraft near active thunderstorms. Two types of lightning simulation tests were conducted. One technique used a Marx generator connected directly to the aircraft as the system stimulus. The second technique used the generator to abruptly charge a long horizontal wire which radiates the isolated aircraft with an electromagnetic pulse. Induced voltages on two interior wire pair circuits were measured.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA129141
Entities
People
- K. S. Zeisel
- W. G. Butters
Organizations
- McDonnell Aircraft Corporation