Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft structure – Fuselage and body construction
Patent
1982-08-09
1983-09-20
Frankfort, Charles E.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft structure
Fuselage and body construction
89 1B, 1022027, B64C 132
Patent
active
044051042
ABSTRACT:
Panel breaking apparatus for breaking a panel such as a military aircraft cockpit canopy ahead of an ejector seat and wherein at least one conductor formed of aluminum sheathed in palladium is embedded in the panel. The conductor is part of an electrical circuit which comprises initiation switch means, a power reservoir and a source of high electrical energy and is operative upon closure of the switch to explode and break the panel.
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Charman David H.
Turner Clara
Turner Henry W.
Frankfort Charles E.
The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Go
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