The primary objective was to determine the structural response of the B-52 aircraft when subjected to side loads imposed by blast effects from nuclear explosions, to verify the delivery capability of the aircraft for multiple-delivery tactics.
Operation HARDTACK, April-October 1958. In-Flight Structural Response of a B-52 Aircraft to Side Loading from a Nuclear Detonation (Sanitized Version)
1961
75 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aircraft , Nuclear Warfare , B-52 aircraft , Nuclear explosions , Aircraft structures , Structural response , Shock waves , Blast effects , Physical radiation effects , Aircraft reliability , Structural vibration , Aircraft configurations , Wings , Fins , Fuselages , Horizontal stabilizers , Flaps(Control surfaces) , Nacelles , Frames , Fuel tanks , Thermal energy , Overpressure , Inflight , Hardtack Project , Side loads , Thermal effects