This thesis presents the methodology for a detailed vulnerability assessment of a generic aircraft in the conceptual/preliminary design stage. The single hit vulnerability of the aircraft to a 100 grain fragment is determined using the textbook, The Fundamentals of Aircraft Combat Survivability Analysis and Design. The intent of this work is to provide a realistic case study of a vulnerability assessment that can be used by others as a learning tool. Keywords: Aircraft conceptual design, combat survivability, aircraft vulnerability assessment.

This thesis presents the methodology for a detailed vulnerability assessment of generic helicopter in the conceptual/preliminary design stage. The intent of this thesis if to provide a workable and understandable example of a vulnerability assessment. Towards that end, the single hit vulnerability of a helicopter to a 100 grain fragment is determined using the methodology presented in the textbook, The Fundamentals of Aircraft Combat Survivability Analysis and Design. Keywords: Survivability program overview, aircraft conceptual design, aircraft combat survivability, vulnerability assessment; damage assessment; theses.