Predicting Impact Damage for Carbon Composite Propeller Certification: Using ASTM D7136 and quasi-static testing to predict component impact damage.

During this research, a new approach to predict impact damage was evaluated using the PAL-V Liberty’s propeller blade as the test subject. The purpose of this research was to provide a simple method for impact damage prediction which will support the certification activities of the PAL-V propeller.<br/>This method involves conducting a threat...