Lightweight armor includes an inner liner with releasable fasteners on its outside surface for attachment to an aircraft interior releasable fastener layer and with an inside surface including releasable fasteners. A plurality of tiles of pressed polymer fibers in a resin matrix are secured to the inner liner inside surface with releasable fasteners. A cover is secured to the tiles with releasable fasteners.


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    Title :

    LIGHTWEIGHT ARMOR


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2022-08-04


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F41H Panzerung , ARMOUR / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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