Operation REDWING -- Project 5.2: In-Flight Participation of a B-52

Abstract

The primary objective of this Project was to obtain measured-energy input and aircraft-response data on an instrumented B-52 aircraft when subjected to the thermal, blast, and gust effects of a nuclear explosion. To accomplish this, analysis was used in selecting the spatial location for the B-52, relative to a detonation, that would result in the desired aircraft inputs and responses. The B-52 was extensively instrumented with the major portion of the instrumentation devoted to measuring aircraft responses. The B-52 participated in nine shots, including one shot which the aircraft aborted just prior to time zero because of Bombing Navigation System difficulties. The reliability of the instrumentation system was between 95 percent and 100 percent throughout the test program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA995286

Entities

People

  • F. L. Williams

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Blast
  • Bomb Bay Doors
  • Control Surfaces
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Elements
  • Heat Transfer
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Data
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Spars
  • Wing Flaps

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.