Bird strike studies on typical aluminium leading
edges of the Horizontal Tail (HT) with
and without Glass Fibre Shape Memory Polymer(GF-SMP) layers are carried out. A one-fifth scaled model of HT is designed and fabricated.
The parameters like bird dimension and energy requirements are accordingly scaled to conduct the bird strike tests. Two
leading-edge components have been prepared, namely one with AL 2024-T3 aluminium
alloy and the other specimen of the same dimension and material, additionally having
GF-SMP composite layers inside the metallic leading edge, in order to enhance
its impact resistance. Bird strike experiments are performed on both the
specimens, impacting at the centre of the leading edge in the nose tip region
with an impact velocity of 115 m/s. The test
component is instrumented with linear post-yield strain gauges on the
top side and the PZT sensors on the
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