Projectile for simulating bird strike

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016153759-A1
Application number	US-201615014445-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 3, 2016
Priority date	Aug 5, 2013
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A projectile for simulating a bird strike includes a solid body having an outline of a columnar shape having a front end and a rear end, an opening opened at the front end, and a hollow elongated from the opening toward the rear end, which is formed of a gel-like or jelly-like material.

First claim

1 . A projectile for simulating a bird strike, comprising:
a solid body having an outline of a columnar shape having a front end and a rear end, an opening opened at the front end, and a hollow elongated from the opening toward the rear end, the solid body being formed of a gel-like or jelly-like material.

2 . The projectile of claim 1 , wherein the hollow has a taper shape tapering toward the rear end.

3 . The projectile of claim 2 , wherein the taper shape is a cone or a pyramid.

4 . The projectile of claim 1 , further comprising:
a support body closing the opening.

5 . The projectile of claim 4 , wherein the support body is formed of a material being lower in density than the gel-like or jelly-like material.

6 . The projectile of claim 1 , wherein the gel-like or jelly-like material comprises gelatin.

Assignees

• Ihi Corp

Inventors

• Fukushige Shinya
• Ushida Hirohisa

Classifications

• F42B12/74

  of the core or solid body · CPC title

• B64F5/60 Primary

  Testing or inspecting aircraft components or systems · CPC title

• F42B12/76 Primary

  of the casing · CPC title

• F42B12/36

  for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling {; for transmitting information} · CPC title

• G01M7/08

  Shock-testing · CPC title