DESTRUCTIVE LOADS ON AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT, OPERATION TEAPOT Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Summary: Coverage of modification of four QF-80 drone aircraft for tests of structual integrity under nuclear blast. Drones were flown over "ground zero" in Operation Teapot on 16 April 1955 at the nuclear test site, Frenchman's Flat, Nevada. (Shot list to follow.) 1) Scenes of telemetering equipment installed in drones. 2) Structural destruction test of QF-80 stabilizer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 3) Installation of strain gauges on QF-80. 4) Gyros installed on QF-80 nose boom to measure over-pressure, pitch and roll. 5) Shows parachute jettison system for instrumented wing pods and canopy. 6) Scenes of the first modified QF-80 being rolled out for preflight inspection. 7) 372' - 399' QF-80 takeoff and flight to right. 8) QF-80 practice runs over test area during December 1954 and January 1955. 9) QF-80 takeoffs and landings under DT-33 controls during telemetry and flight tests. 10) Shows M-9 cameras installed in QF-80 wing pods. 11) 843'- 920' QF-80 taxiing out runway under DT-33 control. 12) 928'- 960' View of nuclear blast and mushroom-shaped cloud. 13) 960'- 990' Onboard camera footage of QF-80 stabilizer buffet under effects of nuclear blast. 14) H-19 takeoff and flight to recover instruments from crashed QF-80. Good (Basic: Orid koda)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities