In the past few years, great effort has been devoted to the fabrication of highly efficient,
broadband radome and stealth (R&S) structures for distinct control, guidance, surveillance …

This article provides an overview of the literature dealing with three types of soft impacts of
concern for the aerospace applications, namely impacts of rain drops, hailstones and birds …

Single-shot ballistic impact experiments are conducted on a 2024-T4 aluminum alloy
(2024Al-T4) using spherical projectiles, to investigate the effects of impact velocities (∼ 100 …

Bird strike on aircraft remains a serious threat to flight safety. Experimental investigations
employing real birds are associated with high cost and low reproducibility. Therefore …

The article presents experimental and numerical studies of bird models during impacts with
rigid and deformable targets. The main aim of the studies is the validation of bird models in …

In this paper, a method to design bird-strike-resistant aircraft structures is presented and
illustrated through examples. The focus is on bird strike experiments and simulations. The …

An airborne collision between civil Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) and manned aircraft is
a potential threat to the aircraft operation safety. In this paper, a structure level UAS collision …

The influences of arbitrary attitude angles on bird strike on a fixed rigid flat plate and a rotary
jet-engine fan are studied. A verified realistic bird model and a hemispherical-ended …

A numerical investigation was performed to further understand the physical significance of
bird striking on a rotary jet-engine fan. A new numerical bird model considering more …

Composite laminates offer the potential for reducing the weight of civil aircrafts. However, a
major hazard to civil aviation is bird-strike impact damage. In this paper, bird-strike impact …