Every major weapon system purchased by the USAF must pass a survivability, or 'live fire' test. The third such live fire test for the F/A- 22 program was conducted in Aug 01 on the left wing of Air Vehicle 4001, the first EMD aircraft. This test, conducted at the 46th Test Wing's firing range in Area B, consisted of firing a high explosive incendiary round through the wing while simultaneously subjecting the wing to high-speed airflow and fuel pressure. The design of the F/A-22 wing structure passed the live fire test with flying colors. The damage incurred by the wing was much less than originally anticipated and the structure successfully passed a residual loads test. Future live fire tests are scheduled for the wing structure. However, before the 46th Test Wing can proceed with the next shot, the damaged wing must be repaired so that it can hold fuel.
SURVIAC Bulletin: F/A-22 Live Fire Repair. Volume 18, Issue 2, 2002
2002
17 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aircraft , Computer Software , Radiofrequency Detection , Ammunition, Explosives, & Pyrotechnics , Directed energy weapons , Weapon systems , Radar , Microwaves , Graphical user interface , Unmanned , Survivability , Reprints , Fighter aircraft , High power , Vulnerability , Lft(Live fire tests) , F/a-22 aircraft , Abdr(Aircraft battle damage repairs) , Cvaa(Component vulnerability analysis archive) , Twe bdar(Threat warheads and effects battle damage and repair archival and retrieval) , Twe bdar systems , Soar(State of the art reports) , Csg(Constructive solid geometry) , Brl(Ballistic research laboratory) , Mged(Multi device geometry editor) , Alarm(Advanced low altitude radar models) , Isa(Integrated survivability assessment) , Uav(Unmanned air vehicles)
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