Full-Scale Birdstrike Testing of In-Service Aged F-111 Adbirt Windshield Transparencies

Abstract

A test program consisting of 22 full-scale birdstrike tests of F-111 ADBIRT windshield transparencies was conducted. Test hardware was developed to simulate flight structure, and four-pound artificial birds were used to impact the transparencies at the most critical location, the upper inboard corner. Testing was completed on windshield panels ranging from unaged baseline windshields to windshields which had been in service for more than five years. The structural integrity of F-111 ADBIRT windshield transparencies was found to be significantly reduced by in-service aging. (eg)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218035

Entities

People

  • Blaine S. West
  • Daniel R. Bowman
  • Gregory J. Stenger

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Bending Moments
  • Cameras
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Impact Tests
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Performance Tests
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Stresses
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.