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Re:Sandia videos of F-14 crash test into mock Reactor Containment Building

A colleague just sent this web-posted item, which clearly mentions the subject impact test (confirming also that it was an F-4 Phantom, and not an F-14).
Unfortunately, there are no photos on that web site. Can anyone PLEASE help track down those photos ? ....anyone know Sandia veteran Bill Kampfe ?
Thanks very much.

Mention of the Sandia's jet impact test:

http://hotwired.lycos.com/collections/space_exploration/3.10_sandia1.html

"But the mother of all tests was the one involving an F4 Phantom jet: 35 rockets sent it hurtling into a concrete slab at 475 mph. This last experiment was to see whether a proposed Japanese nuclear power plant could withstand the impact of a crazed kamikaze-piloted aircraft; its spectacular result, according to laconic 35-year Sandia veteran Bill Kampfe, was 'pretty damn small pieces.' "

Jaro

 

From: Gene Cramer [mailto:marc832@mindspring.com]
Sent: Thursday September 20, 2001 1:09 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ans-pie
Subject: Re:Sandia videos of F-14 crash test into mock Reactor Containment Building
 
Lance, Jim THANKS Video(s) was offered to -- and accepted by -- me. PLZ let me know if I should forward it to your conversion folks. .... I would have to obtain approval, I think, from Sandia for posting.
Not sure how long footage will be. The abbreviated version which I showed at SONGS for 10 years was about 5 minutes long. F-14 on sled aimed at giant slab, rockets driving F-14 on sled, impact in slow motion three views/speeds, fragments spraying out in real time, people walking around slab and looking at outline of airplane cut into surface of slab. With narration.
Does anyone have access to this footage for more info?
Assuming someone can convert video to QuickTime format, probably the biggest action item is to find a home for this on the web, preferably
1) SANDIA
2) ANS national
3) A local/student section ANS.
Can anyone help ?
Is this something that ANS PI Commitee can do ?
Would this require Board approval for posting on ANS/PI
??????????????????????
REgards Gene Cramer
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 00:24:33 -0400
Subject: Re: Sandia videos of F-14 crash test into mock Reactor Containment Building?
From: Muckerheide <muckerheide@mediaone.net>
Yes. Can you find out: What does it take to convert? How long is the video? Would we want/need all of it? Thanks, Jim
...................................
From: Lance Kim <lancekim@nuc.berkeley.edu>
To: Gene Cramer <marc832@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: Sandia videos of F-14 crash test into mock Reactor Containment Building?
Gene, The video is something that should be made available to the public. If
needed, I'm sure that I can find someone on UCBerkeley campus with the appropriate
hardware and software to do digitize the film.
I'm also wondering about the effects of a fully fueled airliner. Perhaps
I'll try to do some calculations when I have a chance. I suppose the more
credible threat would be a fully fueled airplane taking out onsite and
offsite power. Lance Kim <http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/~lancekim>
lancekim@nuc.berkeley.edu <http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/ans>
> Please see note below on Sandia availability of F-14 crashtest on video not Quicktime.
> Is there any capability of (or interest in ) converting this to a format postable on ANS website?
> Please advise.... REgards Gene Cramer