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Accession Number:
AD0066444
Title:
Transparent Electrically Conducting Coatings for the Reduction of Precipitation Static in Aircraft
Corporate Author:
WRIGHT AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
Report Date:
1955-04-01
Abstract:
The Wright Air Development Center program for the development of transparent electrically conducting coatings for the reduction of precipitation static in military aircraft is summarized and evaluated. Work carried out by Air Force contractors and other organizations is reviewed and discussed. Although a coating meeting all of the desired requirements for aircraft application has not been developed, some coatings, such as the Lockheed ATC-1 showed considerable promise. This coating was flight tested and was able to resist the forces of rain erosion for a considerable period of time without undergoing much change. However, additional flight tests have shown that the degree of static elimination which can be expected by the conductive coatings on windshields and canopies is small and does not provide a worthwhile operational improvement. In view of this fact, work on this program has been discontinued. Author-PL.
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/AD0066444
Pages:
0027
File Size:
2.14MB
