Multi-terrain impact tests and simulations of an energy absorbing fuselage section

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-168

  Fasanella, Edwin L ^a   Jackson, Karen E ^a   Lyle, Karen H ^a   Sparks, Chad E ^b   Sareen, Ashish K ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC   (United States)

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CABINS (AIRCRAFT); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRASHWORTHINESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPOSITE FUSELAGE SECTION; CRASH PROTECTION; ENERGY ABSORBING FUSELAGE; MULTI-TERRAIN IMPACT TESTS;

FUSELAGES;

EID: 34249807330     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/JAHS.52.159     Document Type: Article

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