Bird Strike Capabilities of Transparent Aircraft Windshield Materials. Part 2. Supplemental Evaluation of Parameters Affecting Materials Response

Abstract

This is the final technical report on an expanded scope test program to obtain additional engineering data on the bird strike capabilities of selected transparent materials and composites. The test program used polycarbonate materials exclusively as the structural member, except in test series 5., alternate configuration, where three windshields of stretched acrylic were tested. Polycarbonate in thicknesses from 0.25 to 1.00 inch in as-extruded, press-polished and fusion-bonded conditions were tested as well as three different interlayer materials to specifically meet the required parameters of the seven test series. Test velocities ranged from 217 to 643 knots. As a result of this program, a considerable amount of additional data has been recorded to improve and extend the original data plots from AFML-TR-74-234.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA021122

Entities

People

  • A. O. Ingelse
  • E. L. Waters
  • G. E. Wintermute
  • M. H. Gaynes

Organizations

  • Goodyear Aerospace

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Bird Strikes
  • Composite Materials
  • Data Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Impact Loads
  • Impact Point
  • Laminates
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Reinforced Composite Materials