FRP (fiber glass reinforced plastic) heat shield maintained structural integrity at 13,000 F in Polaris missile; resistance to -- 400 F is required in rockets utilizing liquid oxygen or hydrogen as propellant; FRP is also used in satellites; phenolic-glass fiber honeycomb structure is under test for space craft meteoroid protection; glass fiber is used in filament winding, optics, for military and transport aircraft; new glasses are under development.
Fiber glass in space
Glass Industry
Glass Industry ; 42 , n 6
1961
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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