23rd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8-13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Paper ICAS 2002-R54

AN EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING SURVIVABILITY OF AN AERONAUTICAL CONSTRUCTIONS FROM COMPOSITE MATERIALS

B. Rasuo
University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Keywords: survivability, ballistic damages, composite materials

This paper presents the analysis of the dynamic behavior of a heavy transport multipurpose helicopter tail rotor blade made of composite laminated materials after ballistic damage made by the bullet of 7.9 mm caliber shoulder weapons. Penetrating damages made in the root part of the tail rotor blade spar have been analyzed.

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