Lightning strike protection in aircraft: the invention refers to a lightning strike protection system for fuel tank access covers (10) in composite structures having a skin (30), this system comprising an outer cover (12) made of metallic material, that coats externally the fuel tank access covers (10) and an inner cover (13) made of composite material, the outer cover (12) also comprising a lip element (14), made of the same metallic material than that of the outer cover (12) and being integrated in its structure, and a conductive visco-elastic material or spring element (15) provided over the mentioned lip element (14).
Lightning strike protection in aircraft
Blitzschlagschutz für Flugzeuge
Protection contre les impacts de foudre pour aéronefs
2019-01-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
Methods and Systems for Aircraft Lightning Strike Protection
European Patent Office | 2019
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