FIRE-AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI)-RESISTANT AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

• Main Authors: BALONIS JIM, NGO ANH-TUAN, BAUGHMAN BRIAN G, GODFREY DONALD G
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.12.2015
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COSMONAUTICS; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; METALLURGY; PARACHUTES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; TRANSPORTING

Fire- and electromagnetic interference (EMI)-resistant aircraft components and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. A thermally and electrically conductive coating material layer is formed on at least a portion of an intermediate article comprised of a non-metallic material. The thermall...