Pneumatic air gun 8lb

SERVICES OFFERED:

• Structural “bird strike” test for impact resistance using flying object (bird) 0,5 kg – 4 kg of weight with range of velocity 100 – 999 kph, tests are conducted in accordance to international standards FAA, EASA, ASTM, UIC 654, STANAG etc. or according to customer request.
• HVI (High Velocity Impact) tests on various types of projectiles (metal, stone, concrete, hail, ice, gravel, rubber and construction fragments, gelatine, ...).
• Max. projectile velocity approx. 300 ms.
• Impact scanning by high speed camera .
• Experimental research and analysis of various types of impact damage to composite materials (simulation of manufacturing and operational damage).
• Experimental crash analysis of aircraft structures.

EQUIPMENT:

• Pneumatic air gun (8 lb), barrel diameter 250 mm, composed by segments up to 15 m of total length.
• Accuracy of velocity measurement ± 25 kph. Wires measurement system of nozzle velocity with accuracy ± 2%.
• High speed camera.
• Test frames with impacted force measurement for mounting different test specimens used for testing of metal and composite materials for different types of impact damage.
• SUPR drop test machine.
• Manual spring impactor.

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