Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE, Nevada Proving Grounds, March-June 1953. Project 5.3. Blast Effects on B-36 Type Aircraft in Flight. Report to the Test Director

Abstract

The objective of this investigation was to supplement data obtained in operation IVY on the blast response of a B-36 aircraft flying in the vicinity of a nuclear detonation. The data will be used to substantiate the blast/load theory employed to correlate aircraft response with blast input. The ultimate objective is the determination of the maximum delivery capabilities of the B-36 aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1955
Accession Number
ADA995337

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  • Glen F. Purkey

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  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Bending Moments
  • Blast Loads
  • Cameras
  • Continuous Strip Cameras
  • Explosions
  • Flight Instruments
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Strain Gages
  • War Colleges

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