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Sebastian Heimbs et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 5 (2017) 689–696

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Position 1: Impact on center of attachment strut

Failed fasteners: 0

Energy absorbed by structure: 5%

Position 2: Central impact on lower part of searchlight pod Failed fasteners: 7

Energy absorbed by structure: 15%

Position 3: Impact on lower outer part of searchlight pod

Failed fasteners: 1

Energy absorbed by structure: 16%

Position 4: Impact on outer part of searchlight pod

Failed fasteners: 2

Energy absorbed by structure: 47%

Position 5: Central impact on searchlight pod

Failed fasteners: 14

Energy absorbed by structure: 50%

Position 6: Central impact on upper part of searchlight pod Failed fasteners: 0

Energy absorbed by structure: 18%

Fig. 5. Simulation results of bird strike on searchlight pod with variation of impact position.