Sensor Could Shield Composites From Lightning Damage

Credit: NASA
Like the shields that protect the starship Enterprise from attack in‭ ‬ Star Trek‭, ‬future aircraft could have a coating that activates when it is struck by lightning to steer the electrical energy to a safe area‭, ‬preventing damage to the composite skin‭.‬ A technology being developed by NASA to...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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