LIGHTNING PROTECTION IN AIRCRAFTS CONSTRUCTED WITH CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC

The examples described herein provide for lightning protection in aircrafts constructed with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP). In one example, the apparatus includes a first Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) panel, a second CFRP panel that overlaps with the first CFRP panel in a vertical...

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Hauptverfasser:	BOETTCHER, Philipp A, TUCK, Derek R, MISCIAGNA, David Thomas, SMITH, Carson Alexander
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	The examples described herein provide for lightning protection in aircrafts constructed with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP). In one example, the apparatus includes a first Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) panel, a second CFRP panel that overlaps with the first CFRP panel in a vertical direction, and a fastener to join the first CFRP panel with the second CFRP panel, the fastener extending in the vertical direction in an area where the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel overlap. The apparatus further includes a plurality of electrically conductive pins in each of the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel, wherein the pins extend in the vertical direction proximate to the fastener to electrically connect the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel in the area where the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel overlap.