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Abstract. Without assuming any particular operational scenario, possible threats to military
transport aircraft include hits from small arms, high explosive incendiary
projectiles with impact or proximity fuzes, frangible armor piercing discarding
sabot (APDS) rounds, and small warheads from man-portable anti-aircraft missiles
or medium-to-large anti-aircraft warheads. This paper briefly describes each of
these threats and their potential effect on aircraft. The hit
density as a function of distance is schematically presented whereby
high hit densities lead to different synergistic effects. The principal
function of radar proximity sensors is briefly described, as well
as the prediction of the initial velocities of fragments and
their decrease in the ambient atmosphere. Some tests are proposed
to define quantitatively the blast/fragmenting loads on aircraft skins with
cost-effective individual fragment tests and with fragment generators for high
hit densities.
Related topics:
vehicle protection, projectiles, firepower and protection
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