Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
Structural Part For Lightning Strike Protection
A structural part for lightning strike protection, preferably of an aircraft includes a first structure element, wherein the first structure element includes a conducting material and is adapted to conduct electric currents into a grounded conducting airframe structure, and a second structure element, wherein the second structure element includes an outer layer with a first surface, wherein the outer layer includes a composite, preferably carbon-fibre reinforced plastic, CFRP or glass-fibre reinforced plastic GFRP. The structural part further includes a first elongated, preferably wedge-shaped, electrical conductor, with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first elongated electrical conductor is connected to the first structure element and extends through the second structure element to the first surface, so that the second end of the first elongated electrical conductor serves as a lightning receptor without impairing the radar cross section of the aircraft.
» Number: US2023150689A1 (A1)
» Publication Date: 18/05/2023
» Applicant: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH?[DE]
» Inventor: KARCH CHRISTIAN?[DE]; DITTRICH KAY?[DE] (2)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
