United States Air Force Atomic Bomb Delivery Aircraft

0800051 - Armed Forces Special Weapons Project Presents United States Air Force Atomic Bomb Delivery Aircraft (Piloted) - 1950-1957 - 17:30 - Black&White and Color - This video highlights the United States Air Force's nuclear capable aircraft available in the early 1950s. Featured aircraft included the strategic bombers B-29, B-50, B-36, B-47 and B-52, while the tactical aircraft were the B-45, B-57, F-86, and F-84.

The video depicts a Mark-6 , or "60-inch nuclear bomb" in a nuclear test. The Mark 7 tactical nuclear weapon, or "30-inch nuclear bomb," is shown being loaded and tested by the newest delivery method, the Low Altitude Bombing System (LABS). With LABS, a tactical aircraft flies toward an "initial point," then commences a "4G" climb, and releases the bomb at a designated point in the climb. By the time the bomb detonates, the aircraft is a safe distance away.

The video shows that the Air Force had a wide choice of aircraft, bombs, and delivery methods, and could use them to protect the welfare and security of the country.

-From DOE NNSA/NSO Historical Test Films http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/films/testfilms.aspx

Category:

Science & Technology

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• armed
• forces
• special
• weapons
• project
• atomic
• bomb
• aircraft
• strategic
• B-29
• B-50
• B-36
• B-47
• B-52
• B-45
• B-57
• F-86
• F-84
• DOE
• NNSA/NSO
• Historical
• Test
• Films

[gabriel567567567]

i dont see why we dont take a f -117 stealth and do what that flying fortress did to iraq thats how to end the war

[animefake1]

what about the poor birds):

[rawbenn]

um..NOOOOOOOO

i don't hope for this weapon to be used on anyone and neither should you

[greenhornet59]

OUSTANDING video ex USAF here!!

[AJJ619]

opps did we do that oh well

[2W2X1]

F*CK YEAH!!!!

[skipplet]

very cool

[trixdropd]

evil...