EVALUATION OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE CAST-IN-PLACE TRANSPARENT PLASTIC LAMINATES SUITABLE FOR CANOPIES ON SUPERSONIC FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.

Abstract

The feasibility of a high temperature resistant transparent plastic laminate utilizing a castable interlayer is demonstrated for high performance aircraft. To protect against aerodynamic heating at speeds much in excess of Mach 2, the laminate incorporates an inboard load-carrying or structural face sheet of stretched MIL-P-8184 acrylic which is shielded from thermal degradation by an outboard, nonload-bearing high temperature resistant thermal barrier or insulating face sheet. The two face sheets are laminated together to form one integral composite glazing material with a tough and flexible castable interlayer. Laminating grade as-cast MIL-P-8184 acrylic was selected as the outboard thermal barrier face sheet in a Thermo-Shield laminate. Thermal barrier materials which were investigated in addition to the as-cast Plex 55 include Sierracin 880, Sierracin 890, Selectron 400, Polymer K, epoxy, and soda-line plate glass. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0282230

Entities

Organizations

  • Goodyear Aerospace

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Heating
  • Aircrafts
  • Composite Materials
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • High Temperature
  • Laminated Plastics
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Outboard
  • Supersonic Aircraft

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Metallurgy
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene