'Wing Test' .50 cal (12.7x99mm)

[reccetrooper]

Does anyone have any information about 'wing test' .50 cal ammunition?

Is there a manual description/illustration that someone could scan?

 

[glevum]

It is used for testing wings.

The round is fired at an aircraft wing to asses the ability of the structure to absorb hits.

 

[reccetrooper]

It is used for testing wings.

The round is fired at an aircraft wing to asses the ability of the structure to absorb hits.

Thank you for your reply, that much I knew already.
Some things I would like to know are;
Are the rounds fired singularly or repetatively?
From a normal firearm (MG?) or a test rig?
At what range are they fired?
Are the projectile cubes normally loose in the sabot?
Are there different velocity loadings?
Are there different projectile size/weights loaded for .50 cal?
The round shown is in a WCC 85 case, are there other makers?

 

[glevum]

Here are some papers about projectile testing structures

www.easa.europa.eu/safety-and-resea...large-aeroplanes/LIBCOS_final_report_v4_1.pdf

www.dynalook.com/8th-european-ls-dyna-conference/session-3/Session3_Paper1.pdf

www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA030967

 

[reccetrooper]

Here are some papers about projectile testing structures

www.easa.europa.eu/safety-and-research/research-projects/docs/large-aeroplanes/LIBCOS_final_report_v4_1.pdf

www.dynalook.com/8th-european-ls-dyna-conference/session-3/Session3_Paper1.pdf

www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA030967

Thanks for those links, but the test equipments mentioned are large bore gas guns.
There was a previous thread on here asking for information about 30mm 'wing test' rounds but no information was posted on that thread. http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/55574-30-X-172-GAU-8-wing-test-rounds
Someone must have some info concerning 'wing test' rounds.

 

[reccetrooper]

An informative answer has been posted on the IAA forum here http://www.iaaforum.org/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=13208