How to simulate a nuke without a nuke...
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just spent an interesting evening looking into this. when the cold war was at its height they were seriously worried about the effects of an EMP on the aircraft that they looked into a then made a similar EMP simulator to well simulate an EMP.
Quite a bit of the kit still exists, including the largest wooden metal free structure of its time...
just spent an interesting evening looking into this. when the cold war was at its height they were seriously worried about the effects of an EMP on the aircraft that they looked into a then made a similar EMP simulator to well simulate an EMP.
Quite a bit of the kit still exists, including the largest wooden metal free structure of its time...
Interesting article, the site gets some good reviews too 
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qiLvzU43p1MYPwUi6
There's also a rocket sled test facility, the youtube video on the website is interesting.
https://www.sandia.gov/vqsec/facilities/rocket-sle...
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qiLvzU43p1MYPwUi6
There's also a rocket sled test facility, the youtube video on the website is interesting.
https://www.sandia.gov/vqsec/facilities/rocket-sle...
Not quite so high tech, I recall the test apparatus for checking survivability of “stuff” bolted or fixed to external surfaces of main battle tanks and similar.
Items such as light machine gun mounts, radio aerial bases, smoke grenade discharges etc
The vehicle to be tested was driven under a large tower and the hatches secured. A loud siren started with a short countdown from 5 and then tower floor opened which released many thousands of gallons of water almost all at once onto the vehicle. This simulated a nuclear blast as overpressure.
Interestingly rubber mounted equipment fared well, bolted on stowage bins not so well.
Items such as light machine gun mounts, radio aerial bases, smoke grenade discharges etc
The vehicle to be tested was driven under a large tower and the hatches secured. A loud siren started with a short countdown from 5 and then tower floor opened which released many thousands of gallons of water almost all at once onto the vehicle. This simulated a nuclear blast as overpressure.
Interestingly rubber mounted equipment fared well, bolted on stowage bins not so well.
At Duxford Museum they have a hangar containing a B52 bomber, looking very much like the one in Dr Strangelove. It is parked up close to an overhead walkway that gives you a very close look down into the cockpit.
The last time I was there I noticed that there were heavy curtains on the inside of all the windows that could be pulled across in order to shut out all light from the outside. I realised these were there to protect the crew from the flash of a nuclear explosion. It was one of the most chilling moments of my life.
The last time I was there I noticed that there were heavy curtains on the inside of all the windows that could be pulled across in order to shut out all light from the outside. I realised these were there to protect the crew from the flash of a nuclear explosion. It was one of the most chilling moments of my life.
Roofless Toothless said:
At Duxford Museum they have a hangar containing a B52 bomber, looking very much like the one in Dr Strangelove. It is parked up close to an overhead walkway that gives you a very close look down into the cockpit.
The last time I was there I noticed that there were heavy curtains on the inside of all the windows that could be pulled across in order to shut out all light from the outside. I realised these were there to protect the crew from the flash of a nuclear explosion. It was one of the most chilling moments of my life.
If you want another chill read up about the history of the Vulcan bomber. Or better still come and visit our Vulcan at the Solway Aviation Museum and I’ll give you the cockpit tour along with the real stories behind the development of the aircraft and the one way mission.The last time I was there I noticed that there were heavy curtains on the inside of all the windows that could be pulled across in order to shut out all light from the outside. I realised these were there to protect the crew from the flash of a nuclear explosion. It was one of the most chilling moments of my life.
Roofless Toothless said:
At Duxford Museum they have a hangar containing a B52 bomber, looking very much like the one in Dr Strangelove. It is parked up close to an overhead walkway that gives you a very close look down into the cockpit.
The last time I was there I noticed that there were heavy curtains on the inside of all the windows that could be pulled across in order to shut out all light from the outside. I realised these were there to protect the crew from the flash of a nuclear explosion. It was one of the most chilling moments of my life.
Sleep well The last time I was there I noticed that there were heavy curtains on the inside of all the windows that could be pulled across in order to shut out all light from the outside. I realised these were there to protect the crew from the flash of a nuclear explosion. It was one of the most chilling moments of my life.
hammo19 said:
Roofless Toothless said:
At Duxford Museum they have a hangar containing a B52 bomber, looking very much like the one in Dr Strangelove. It is parked up close to an overhead walkway that gives you a very close look down into the cockpit.
The last time I was there I noticed that there were heavy curtains on the inside of all the windows that could be pulled across in order to shut out all light from the outside. I realised these were there to protect the crew from the flash of a nuclear explosion. It was one of the most chilling moments of my life.
If you want another chill read up about the history of the Vulcan bomber. Or better still come and visit our Vulcan at the Solway Aviation Museum and I’ll give you the cockpit tour along with the real stories behind the development of the aircraft and the one way mission.The last time I was there I noticed that there were heavy curtains on the inside of all the windows that could be pulled across in order to shut out all light from the outside. I realised these were there to protect the crew from the flash of a nuclear explosion. It was one of the most chilling moments of my life.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/7975/this-is...
RAF bomber pilots had an eye patch to protect one eye. When the uncovered was blinded, they swapped the patch to the other eye and carried on. Not exactly ideal when there may be multiple nuclear explosions blasting a gap through soviet air defences ahead of them.
hammo19 said:
If you want another chill read up about the history of the Vulcan bomber. Or better still come and visit our Vulcan at the Solway Aviation Museum and I’ll give you the cockpit tour along with the real stories behind the development of the aircraft and the one way mission.
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