Designation:F330−10StandardTestMethodforBirdImpactTestingofAerospaceTransparentEnclosures1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF330;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversconductingbirdimpacttestsunderastandardsetofconditionsbyfiringapackagedbirdatastationarytransparencymountedinasupportstructure.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecifichazardstatements,seeSection8.2.Terminology2.1Definitions:2.1.1bird—thecarcassthatisusedtoimpactthetestarticle.2.1.2birdpackage—thebirdandcontainerthatencasesthebirdtopreventdisintegrationenroutetotarget.2.1.3gun—thedevicethatpropelsthebirdtowardthetarget.2.1.4sabot—thecontainerthatisusedtocarrythebirdpackagedownthegunbarrel.2.1.5stripper—thedevicethatstopsthesabotattheendofthegunbarrelsothatonlythebirdpackageimpactsthetestarticle.2.1.6testarticle—thetransparencyandsupportingstruc-ture.3.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Thistestmethodemploysasmooth-borebirdgunthatfiresachickencarcasssothatitimpactsastationaryaerospacetransparencymountedinasupportingstructure.3.2Thespecificparametersdescribedbythistestmethodare:3.2.1Birdweightandcondition,3.2.2Birdvelocity,and3.2.3Instrumentation.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thistestmethodmaybeusedfor:birdimpacttestingofaircraftcrewcompartmenttransparenciesandsupportingstruc-turetoverifythedesign;com...
