Originally Posted by
JohnDixson
will there be related spec requirements for ballistic survivability?
It's many years since I spannered a Puma; mk1 of course, but one thing I remember is that, according to the aircraft maintenance manual, the self-sealing fuel tanks could cope with damage up to 7.5mm in diameter. It puzzled me that the specification was 0.12mm short of what seemed requisite.