摘要:
An aircraft that has a structural skin panel. The structural skin panel has: at least one metal sheet having a cutout portion and a perimeter portion, the perimeter portion having a plurality of spaced apart perforations formed therein; and first and second fiber reinforced performs that are generally transparent and that sandwich the at least one metal sheet therebetween and overlay the perimeter portion. An optically transparent resin saturates the first and second fiber reinforced performs and fills the perforations in the at least one metal sheet. Portions of the fiber reinforced preforms that overlay the cutout form a window portion in the structural skin panel.
摘要:
A lightweight, structurally strong skin panel having one or more transparent areas forming see-through windows, and a method of making same. A pre-impregnated resin tape (30) comprised of a plurality of fibers impressed into a resin is provided. A metal sheet (28) is provided. The pre-impregnated resin tape and the metal sheet are layered onto a molding tool (24) such that the metal sheet and the pre-impregnated resin tape are aligned one atop the other. The tool, metal sheet, and pre-impregnated resin tape are heated such that the resin flows and at least partially covers the metal sheet and the fibers. The resin and fibers are substantially transparent to form a see-thraugh window portion in the skin panel. The transparent window skin panel eliminates the bulky and heavy frame structure traditionally employed on aircraft, and which has therefore limited the size of aircraft windows.
摘要:
A lightweight, structurally strong skin panel having one or more transparent areas forming see-through windows, and a method of making same. A pre-impregnated resin tape (30) comprised of a plurality of fibers impressed into a resin is provided. A metal sheet (28) is provided. The pre-impregnated resin tape and the metal sheet are layered onto a molding tool (24) such that the metal sheet and the pre-impregnated resin tape are aligned one atop the other. The tool, metal sheet, and pre-impregnated resin tape are heated such that the resin flows and at least partially covers the metal sheet and the fibers. The resin and fibers are substantially transparent to form a see-thraugh window portion in the skin panel. The transparent window skin panel eliminates the bulky and heavy frame structure traditionally employed on aircraft, and which has therefore limited the size of aircraft windows.
摘要:
A lightweight, structurally strong skin panel having one or more transparent areas forming see-through windows, and a method of making same. A pre-impregnated resin tape (30) comprised of a plurality of fibers impressed into a resin is provided. A metal sheet (28) is provided. The pre-impregnated resin tape and the metal sheet are layered onto a molding tool (24) such that the metal sheet and the pre-impregnated resin tape are aligned one atop the other. The tool, metal sheet, and pre-impregnated resin tape are heated such that the resin flows and at least partially covers the metal sheet and the fibers. The resin and fibers are substantially transparent to form a see-thraugh window portion in the skin panel. The transparent window skin panel eliminates the bulky and heavy frame structure traditionally employed on aircraft, and which has therefore limited the size of aircraft windows.
摘要:
An aircraft that has a structural skin panel. The structural skin panel has: at least one metal sheet having a cutout portion and a perimeter portion, the perimeter portion having a plurality of spaced apart perforations formed therein; and first and second fiber reinforced performs that are generally transparent and that sandwich the at least one metal sheet therebetween and overlay the perimeter portion. An optically transparent resin saturates the first and second fiber reinforced performs and fills the perforations in the at least one metal sheet. Portions of the fiber reinforced preforms that overlay the cutout form a window portion in the structural skin panel.