[ E 800 Bird Strike and Ingestion
(See ACJ E 800)
(a) Objective. To demonstrate that the
Engine will respond in a safe manner following
specified encounters with birds, as part of the
compliance with JAR–E 540.
The demonstration will address the ingestion of
large, medium and small birds, and also the effect
of the impact of such birds upon the front of the
Engine.
(b) Large bird ingestion test. An Engine
ingestion test shall be carried out using a large
bird as specified below. Alternative evidence may
be acceptable as provided under JAR–
E 800(e)(1).
(1) Test conditions
(i) The engine operating
conditions must be stabilised prior to
ingestion at not less than 100% of the
Take-off power or thrust at the test day
ambient conditions. In addition, the
demonstration of compliance must
account for Engine operation at sea level
take-off conditions on the hottest day that
a minimum Engine can achieve maximum
rated take-off power or thrust.
(ii) The bird to be used must be of
a minimum mass of :-(
A) 1·85 kg for Engine inlet
areas of less than 1·35 m 2 unless a
smaller bird is determined to be a
more severe demonstration.
(B) 2·75 kg for Engine inlet
areas of less than 3·90 m 2 but equal
to or greater than 1·35 m 2 .
(C) 3·65 kg for Engine inlet
areas equal to or greater than
3·90 m 2 .
(iii) The bird must be aimed at the
most critical exposed location on the first
stage rotor blades. (See paragraph
(a)(1)(i) of ACJ E 800)
(iv) A bird speed of 200 knots for
engines to be installed on aeroplanes or
the maximum airspeed for normal flight
operations for engines to be installed on
rotorcraft.
(v) Power lever movement is not
permitted within 15 seconds following
the ingestion.
(2) Acceptance criteria. Ingestion of
this single large bird shall not cause the
hazardous conditions listed in JAR–E 540(a). ].
[ (3) Additional assessment. In addition,
for engines having an inlet area equal to or
greater than 1·35 m 2 , when the first stage rotor
assembly is subjected to the ingestion of a
single bird weighing at least 1·85 kg, under the
other large bird ingestion conditions, the first
stage rotor blade airfoils must retain sufficient
integrity to demonstrate a total imbalance level
less than 12% of the imbalance level
corresponding to the loss of a complete first
stage rotor blade airfoil.
(c) Medium and small birds ingestion tests.
Engine ingestion tests and analysis with medium
and small sized birds shall be carried out as
specified below. Alternative evidence may be
acceptable as provided under JAR–E 800(e)(1).
The small birds test will not be required if the
prescribed number of medium birds pass into the
Engine rotor blades during the medium bird test.
(1) Test Conditions
(i) The Engine operating
conditions must be stabilised prior to
ingestion at not less than 100% of the
Take-off power or thrust at the test day
ambient conditions. In addition, the
demonstration of compliance must
account for Engine operation at sea level
take-off conditions on the hottest day at
which a minimum Engine can achieve
maximum rated take-off power or thrust.
(ii) The critical ingestion
parameters affecting power loss and
damage shall be determined by analysis
or component tests or both. They shall
include, but are not limited to, the effects
of bird speed, critical target location and
first stage rotor speed. The critical bird
ingestion speed shall reflect the most
critical condition within the range of
airspeeds for normal flight operations up
to 1 500 feet above ground level, but not
less than V 1 minimum for engines to be
installed on aeroplanes.
(iii) Except for rotorcraft engines,
the following test schedule shall be used:
- ingestion to simulate a flock
encounter within one second
- 2 min without power lever
movement
- 3 min at 75% of the test
conditions of JAR–E 800(c)(1)(i)
- 6 min at 60% of the test
conditions of JAR–E 800(c)(1)(i)
- 6 min at 40% of the test
conditions of JAR–E 800(c)(1)(i)
- 1 min at Approach Idle
- 2 min at 75% of the test
conditions of JAR–E 800(c)(1)(i)
- stabilise at idle and shut
Engine down.
These durations are times at the
defined conditions, the power lever
being moved between each
condition in less than 10 seconds.
(iv) For rotorcraft engines, the
following test schedule shall be used :
- ingestion to simulate a flock
encounter within one second
- 3 min at 75% of the test
conditions of JAR–E 800(c)(1)(i)
- 90 seconds at minimum test
bed idle (see ACJ E 745)
- 30 seconds at 75% of the test
conditions of JAR–E 800(c)(1)(i)
- stabilise at idle and shut
Engine down.
These durations are times at the
defined conditions, the power lever
being moved between each
condition in less than 10 seconds.
(v) (A) Medium birds. Masses
and quantities of birds will be
determined from column 2 of Table
A. When only one bird is specified,
it must be aimed at the Engine core
primary flow path; the other critical
locations on the Engine face area
must be addressed by appropriate
tests or analysis or both.
When two or more birds are
specified, the largest must be aimed
at the Engine core primary flow
path and a second bird must be
aimed at the most critical exposed
location on the first stage rotor
blades. Any remaining birds must
be evenly distributed over the
Engine face area.
(B) Small birds. One 85 g
bird for each 0·032 m 2 of the inlet
area or fraction thereof with a
maximum of 16 birds, distributed to
take account of any critical exposed
locations on the first stage rotor
blades, but otherwise evenly
distributed over the Engine face
area. ]
[ TABLE A
Medium (flocking) birds
Engine test
(JAR–E 800(c)(1))
Additional integrity
assessment
(JAR–E 800(c)(3))
Engine inlet area (A)
m 2
Number of birds x mass of birds
kg
Number x mass of birds
kg
A < 0·05
0·05 < A < 0·10
0·10 < A < 0·20
0·20 < A < 0·40
0·40 < A < 0·60
0·60 < A < 1·00
1·00 < A < 1·35
1·35 < A < 1·70
1·70 < A < 2·10
2·10 < A < 2·50
2·50 < A < 2·90
2·90 < A < 3·90
3·90 < A < 4·50
4·50 < A
none
1 x 0·35
1 x 0·45
2 x 0·45
2 x 0·70
3 x 0·70
4 x 0·70
1 x 1·15 + 3 x 0·70
1 x 1·15 + 4 x 0·70
1 x 1·15 + 5 x 0·70
1 x 1·15 + 6 x 0·70
1 x 1·15 + 6 x 0·70
3 x 1·15
4 x 1·15
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
1 x 1·15
1 x 1·15
1 x 1·15
1 x 1·15
2 x 1·15
1 x 1·15 + 6 x 0·70
1 x 1·15 + 6 x 0·70
(2) Acceptance criteria. The ingestion
must not cause:
- more than a sustained 25% power or
thrust loss
- the engine to be shut down during the
test.
(3) In addition, except for rotorcraft
engines, it must be substantiated by appropriate
tests or analysis or both that, when the full first
stage rotor assembly is subjected to the
quantity and mass of medium birds from
Column 3 of Table A fired at the most critical
locations on the first stage rotor, the effects
will not be such as to make the Engine
incapable of complying with the acceptance
criteria of JAR–E 800(c)(2)
(d) Impact. The impact against the front of
the Engine of the largest medium bird required by
JAR–E 800(c)(1)(v)(A) and of the large bird
required by JAR–E 800(b)(1)(ii) must be
evaluated for compliance with JAR–E 540 under
the Engine conditions specified for the ingestion
tests. The bird speed must be the critical bird
ingestion speed for the critical locations within
the range of airspeeds for normal flight operations
up to 1 500 feet above ground level, but not less
than V 1 minimum for engines to be installed on
aeroplanes or higher than the speeds for the
ingestion tests.
The impact evaluation may be carried out
separately from the ingestion evaluation, however
any damage resulting from the impact on the front
of the engine must be assessed in relation to
consequential damage on the rotating blades.
(e) General
(1) Engine tests shall be performed as
required under JAR–E 800(b) or (c) unless it is
agreed that alternative evidence may come
from the Applicant’s experience on engines of
comparable size, design, construction,
performance and handling characteristics,
obtained during development, certification or
operation.
The Engine test of JAR–E 800(b) may be
waived if it can be shown by test or analysis
that the requirements of JAR–E 810(a) are
more severe.
Compliance with JAR–E 800(b)(3) and
(d) may be accomplished for both rotating and
static components by Engine Test, rig test,
analysis or an appropriate combination.
(2) For an Engine that incorporates an
inlet protection device, compliance with this
JAR–E 800 shall be established with the device
functioning and the Engine approval shall be
endorsed accordingly.
(3) If compliance with all of the
requirements of JAR–E 800 is not established,
the Engine approval will be endorsed ]
[ accordingly by restricting the Engine
installations to those where birds cannot strike
the Engine or be ingested by the Engine or
adversely restrict the airflow into the Engine.
(4) An Engine to be installed in a
multi-engine rotorcraft does not need to
comply with the medium or small bird
requirements of JAR-E 800(c), but the Engine
approval will be endorsed accordingly.
(5) The Engine inlet area, as used in
JAR-E 800 to determine the bird quantity and
mass, shall be established by the Applicant and
identified as a limitation on the inlet throat area
in the instructions for installation. ]
[Ch. 9, 21.10.94; Amdt. 11, 01.11.01]
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