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NASA F-106B lightning testsLightning simulation ground tests conducted on the NASA F-106B research aircraft to elicit natural strikes are summarized. The purpose of the test program was to measure the response of the aircraft's electromagnetic sensors and interior wire circuits to a controlled ground test environment that simulates the electromagnetic effects of a lightning strike. Both direct attachment and radiated field tests were conducted. In most cases, the aircraft's engine was running and test data were gathered simultaneously from NASA and MCAIR sensors on both the aircraft's own instrumentation system and the remote MCAIR computer-controlled data acquisition system. During the direct attachment tests, the input inductance, output condition (hard-wired or spark gap), and the output location were varied to provide a wide variety of test conditons. The radiated tests to the isolated aircraft were conducted to excite and measure the natural resonances of the F-106B aircraft.
Document ID
19830011116
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Heady, B. D. (McDonnell Aircraft Co. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Zeisel, K. S. (McDonnell Aircraft Co. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1983
Publication Information
Publisher: NASA. Langley Research Center
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-166057
NAS 1.26:166057
MDC-17673
Accession Number
83N19387
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 505-34-43-50
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS1-16202
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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