Originally Posted by
Mogwi
This might seem a peculiar request but are there any BDR experts in the room? I have recently found some HE damage to an airframe that I am keen to identify (the cause, not the airframe!).
Any help gratefully received,
mog
I ran the RN BDR desk from Apr 1982 to Jan 84. There was quite a bit of work being done then by PE and RAE to look at various opposition and UK munitions to see what sort of damage they might produce to various obsolete fixed and rotary airframes. Then a bunch of South Americans gave us some more examples for free.😊
The effect of a 9mm round on a Carbon-fibre rotor blade was surprising, mainly because the entry and exit points were very hard to see. Other simulations looked at smallish HE shells and small arms vs conventional alloy airframes and similar. I would think the RAE results should be available, but no idea where you might start.
Have you any pics? Happy to opine if my rusty old brain will oblige after all these years.
Regards
N