Operation Greenhouse: Scientific Director's Report. Annex 8.0. General Report of Blast Studies on Aircraft.

Abstract

In considering problems associated with strategic bombing using atomic weapons, two significant and as yet unanswered questions that are vitally important to the airplane structural designer have confronted Air Force tactical planners. The first of these two questions is one of current importance. It inquires as to the position relative to an atomic explosion that can be occupied by present day military aircraft without incurring structural damage. The second involves future air weapons. It is concerned with the determination of criteria for designing structures of future air carriers which are designated for the accomplishment of tactical and strategic missions using atomic weapons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1951
Accession Number
ADA304437

Entities

People

  • Joseph Kelley Jr.
  • Lawrence Levy

Organizations

  • United States Department of Energy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Blast
  • Blast Loads
  • Blast Waves
  • Bomb Bay Doors
  • Control Surfaces
  • Design Criteria
  • Elastic Properties
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Military Aircraft
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Explosions

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design