BALLISTIC BEHAVIOR OF ADHESIVELY BONDED HONEYCOMB ALUMINUM PANELS FOR A HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT.

Abstract

Adhesively bonded honeycomb panels commonly used with high performance aircraft were subjected to ballistic impact from a military .30 caliber round to analyze target response qualitatively. Structural panels were impacted by a 150-grain projectile traveling at about 300 ft/sec at angles of 15, 45, and 90 degrees. Experimental data on projectile behavior, projectile impact and exit velocities, and damage sustained by the panels were analyzed. The 15-degree impact angle provided the most extensive damage; the projectile, which completely penetrated the panel, produced a high velocity spall fragment, and the honeycomb structure was delaminated. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0480398

Entities

People

  • Robert F. Rolsten

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aluminum
  • Experimental Data
  • Honeycomb Structures
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Projectiles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • ballistics.