Print Email Facebook Twitter Erosion of aircraft windscreens by sand and dust particles in high speed low altitude flight Title Erosion of aircraft windscreens by sand and dust particles in high speed low altitude flight Author Terry, F.L.C. Institution Royal Aircraft Establishment RAE Date 1961-10-31 Abstract The windscreen of an aircraft flown at high speeds and low altitudes is subject to erosion damage resulting from impacts with airborne particles of dust and sand. In unfavourable atmospheric conditions, the optical quality may be reduced to an extent where replacement of the damaged optical surface is necessary after only a few flying hours. The results of an investigation into the nature and extent of the damage sustained by three windscreen panels subject to such conditions during flights over the North African desert are given. Measurements of light transmission characteristics provide a method for assessing the severity of the surface damage. This investigation is regarded as preparatory to a laboratory study into the mechanism of surface failure and the erosion resistance of different glasses and surface treatments To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:93e74e32-637d-4dda-8807-cd7df5f573d6 Publisher Ministry of Aviation, Royal Aircraft Establishment, RAE Farnborough Access restriction Campus only Source RAE Technical Note No. Mech Eng 342 Part of collection Aerospace Engineering Reports Document type report Rights © 1961 Ministry of Aviation, Royal Aircraft Establishment Files PDF Tech_Note_Mech_Eng_0342.pdf 14.74 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:93e74e32-637d-4dda-8807-cd7df5f573d6/datastream/OBJ/view