摘要: Since 1983 there have been nine reported bird impacts on the F-18 windshield, resulting in one penetration and one injured pilot. The number of penetrations can be expected to increase as the F-18 fleet size increases. This progra... 展开 Since 1983 there have been nine reported bird impacts on the F-18 windshield, resulting in one penetration and one injured pilot. The number of penetrations can be expected to increase as the F-18 fleet size increases. This program was initiated to develop a windshield system with an increased bird impact capability for the F-18 aircraft. The results of this seven-part study were into a design recommendation. Keywords: Birdstrike tests; Laminates; Parametric equations; F-18 aircraft; Transparency; Acrylics; Polycarbonates; Birdstrike risk assessment; Stretched acrylic; 收起