Accession Number:

AD0325845

Title:

CONTINUOUS ROD WARHEAD LETHALITY TRIALS AGAINST B.29 AIRCRAFT WINGS (3/16, 1/4 AND 5/16 INCH SQUARE-SECTION RODS)

Descriptive Note:

Technical note

Corporate Author:

ROYAL AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHMENT FARNBOROUGH (UNITED KINGDOM)

Personal Author(s):

• Mallin, R. G.

Report Date:

1959-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

41.0

Abstract:

The results are recorded of nine static detonations of 316, 14 and 516 inch square-section continuous rod warheads against Boeing B.29 aircraft wings, eight of which were loaded to simulate flight conditions at the attack station. The results show that when attacking the inboard lower surface of the wing none of the rods is capable of producing structural kills of the target, even from the most favourable directions of rod approach. Against the wing outboard of the engines, however, all three types of warhead are able to cause complete failure of the wing structure, resulting in a category damage K of the target.

Descriptors:

• *WARHEADS
• UNITED KINGDOM
• DAMAGE
• VULNERABILITY
• STRUCTURES
• EXPLOSION EFFECTS
• RELIABILITY
• FLIGHT
• WINGS
• INTERCEPTION PROBABILITIES
• FRAGMENTATION AMMUNITION
• DETONATIONS
• BOMBER AIRCRAFT
• AMMUNITION DAMAGE
• SIMULATION
• AIRCRAFT

Subject Categories:

• Bombers
• Explosions

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE