A morphing skin for an air vehicle structure, the skin being formed by a composite material which includes: a multiplicity of fibers, a matrix incorporating the fibers, and a thermo-sensitive material, such as a thermo-plastic. The thermo-sensitive material can be reversibly transitionable in response to a change in temperature, between (i) an ambient temperature mode in which the thermo-sensitive material is capable of transferring loads in the composite material, and (ii) a heated mode in which the ability of the thermo-sensitive material to transfer the loads is reduced. This can allow the stiffness of the skin to be temporarily reduced to enable the skin to be morphed into a different shape.


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    Title :

    COMPOSITE MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR A MORPHING SKIN


    Additional title:

    FÜR VERFORMBARE HAUT GEEIGNETES VERBUNDSTOFFMATERIAL
    MATÉRIAU COMPOSITE ADAPTÉ POUR UNE PEAU DE MORPHAGE



    Publication date :

    2019-02-06


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B29C Formen oder Verbinden von Kunststoffen , SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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