Reinforced carbon-carbon with an oxidation-resistant coating is used as the thermal protection system for the Space Shuttle Orbiter high-temperature wing leading edge and nose cap surfaces. The reinforced carbon-carbon system is capable of multimission reuse, and, in addition, provides a smooth external moldline while transmitting aerodynamic loads to the fuselage forward bulkhead and wing spar through mechanical attachments. This paper describes the material and processes developed, strength and thermal/physical properties which characterize performance. (Stoehr)
Material characteristics of space shuttle reinforced carbon-carbon
Materialeigenschaften von Kohlenstoff-Kohlenstoff-Verbundwerkstoffen beim Einsatz in der Raumfaehre
1979
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Englisch