Aircraft body mounted energy absorbing rub strip

An energy absorbing rub strip having a core material and a fairing positioned over the core material. The core material may be configured to buckle under the application of a predetermined amount of force and the fairing may be configured to be attached to a fuselage of an aircraft. The fairing may...

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Main Authors Drake Michael L, Cottet Justin D, Kepner Roger S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.05.2017
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
BLASTING
COSMONAUTICS
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
HELICOPTERS
LAYERED PRODUCTS
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
LIGHTING
MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SHOCK-ABSORBERS
SPRINGS
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
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Summary:An energy absorbing rub strip having a core material and a fairing positioned over the core material. The core material may be configured to buckle under the application of a predetermined amount of force and the fairing may be configured to be attached to a fuselage of an aircraft. The fairing may be made out of an abrasive-resistant material such as titanium or a nickel-based metal. The core material may be comprised of an aluminum honeycomb. The core material may be comprised of a dual density material. The length of the rub strip may extend beyond potential contact points on the fuselage during landing and takeoff. Upon a ground contact event, the thickness of deformed/buckled core material may be measured to determine if the ground contact event may have caused structural damage to the aircraft.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414249576