Store Separation of Nuclear Weapons

871796

10/01/1987

Event
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Aircraft-delivered nuclear weapons continue to play an important part as the only recallable component in the United States nuclear deterrent triad. Nuclear weapons have unique characteristics which must be considered in evaluating their store separation characteristics. These considerations start in the preliminary design phase. Then, theoretical analyses, wind tunnel store separation testing, and full-scale flight drop tests are used together in a cost effective manner to evaluate store separation characteristics. Several examples of the applications of these methods are presented.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/871796
Pages
12
Citation
Spahr, H., "Store Separation of Nuclear Weapons," SAE Technical Paper 871796, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/871796.
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Publisher
Published
Oct 1, 1987
Product Code
871796
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English