LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR COMPOSITE STRUCTURE

A lightning protection system for protecting composite structures and a method of protecting composite structures from lightning strikes. A dielectric ply is fixed above and completely covers metal surface features, e.g., skin fasteners through a composite skin to a wing fuel tank. A conductive ply...

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Main Authors MURAKAMI, RON, STEELE, ERIC, R, KIRCHNER, JAMES, F, LE, QUYNHGIAO, N
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 24.12.2008
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A lightning protection system for protecting composite structures and a method of protecting composite structures from lightning strikes. A dielectric ply is fixed above and completely covers metal surface features, e.g., skin fasteners through a composite skin to a wing fuel tank. A conductive ply is fixed above and completely covers the dielectric ply and extends to an external connection to a platform ground. The conductive ply directs current from lightning strikes away from metal surface features, e.g., to the platform ground to preventing sparking in the fuel tank. Both plies may be adhesively backed and sequentially pressed into place.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20070754453