Characterization of Bird Impacts on a Rigid Plate: Part 1

Abstract

Aircraft may be damaged or even destroyed by inflight impacts with birds. Windshields and jet engine fan blades are particularly vulnerable to damage by bird impacts. The purpose of this study has been to experimentally determine the pressure-time variations generated by small birds impacting a flat rigid plate, in an effort to characterize the loading of real aircraft components by bird impacts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA021142

Entities

People

  • Henry R. Taylor
  • James S. Wilbeck
  • John P. Barber

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Amplifiers
  • Base Pressure
  • Converters
  • Dynamic Response
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Launch Tubes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Protective Coverings

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Explosive Engineering.