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Performance of the Sandia Lightning Simulator During F-14A & F-18 Aircraft Lightning Tests

TEE ?-IUA and F/A-18 AIRCRAFT were 
part Of Operation FL LASH 
Hardening) sponsored 'by the Naval Air 
Command Of the U. S. 
ment Of the Navy. This paper w 111 
present a summary Of the per 
of the Sandie Lightning Sizulator 
during s . 
Of the and 
meesurements made on the alrcraft 
be here. 
FACILITY DESCRIPTION 
The purpose of the Sandia ught— 
ning Simulator is to provide a facility 
for studying the effeetg of lightning— 
currents on coz ponents and 
systems of interest to the veapons 
o f the Sand {a Lightning 
Simulator is described in detail else— 
where In these proceedings (See: 
White, R. A. , Pull 
the Sandia Lightning Simulator.) . 
The 
eleetrleel currents are designed to 
Simulate extremely Severe (up t O 
99th percentile) I Ightning ground 
In addition. multi— 
return stroke. 
Stroke 
Current component are provided. The 
simulator Is in the development stage 
and t e Stg are c be 
e:.per imental. 
The Current provided 
by Oil—insulated generator S 
ted in two separate tank g, each eon— 
L bout 16,000 Of 
Tvo Marx generators are located in 
each tank. 
In most tests. 
the obJeet 
to be i 3 suspended 
fashion over the output terminal, 
located between t he tanks. The e 
current produced by 
generator get built from modified 
d traction motors. 
The operation Of the 
trolled from an adjacent shielded 
trol room that also serves as the 
collection eenter. 
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