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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2010
Applicant:
Daniel N S Clark, Derby, GB;
Inventor:
Daniel N S Clark, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for characterizing the fragmentation of a body following impact with a surface, particularly the fragmentation of a bird following impact with part of an intake of a gas turbine engine, comprises a gun, a target plate, a soft recovery plate across which the body's trajectory can be tracked, and a soft recovery system, characterized in that damage to the body is caused substantially only by the impact on the target plate.