LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTECTION

The present disclosure is directed to an exterior surface protective layer (20) for protecting a composite structure from environmental conditions including: at least one curable film; such as two curable films (22; 26) , and an electrically conductive material (24), wherein the electrically conduct...

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Main Authors BREI, Mark R, GORDON, Kevin D, WESTREN, Anthony M, NIX, Meredith P, LAWTON, Thomas G
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 03.02.2021
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
LAYERED PRODUCTS
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The present disclosure is directed to an exterior surface protective layer (20) for protecting a composite structure from environmental conditions including: at least one curable film; such as two curable films (22; 26) , and an electrically conductive material (24), wherein the electrically conductive material comprises a wire-free electrically conductive material, and/or an electrically conductive polymer weave, wherein the at least one curable film includes at least one of polyurethane, polyimide, polyester or epoxy upon curing, and wherein a weight of the exterior surface protective layer ranges from about 0.02 pounds per square foot to about 0.1 pounds per square foot. An exterior surface protected composite structure and methods of forming an exterior surface protected composite structure are also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20200179570