Short Course on Lightning Protection of Aircraft 2012
23-25 May 2012 - Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK
| The Lightning Protection of Aircraft Short Course series was started to disseminate to industry the considerable wealth of knowledge gained by Cobham in this important field over the past 40 years. This Short Course is revised and updated annually to include the latest information relevant to present and future aerospace vehicles, and their certification. |
Course Overview
Characteristics of lightning, its interaction with, and its effect on aircraft.
- Where does the lightning strike the aircraft (zoning)?
- Lightning threat definition for certification and testing.
- Standards and specifications for civil and military aircraft.
- Procedure for certification.
- Lightning damage to metal and composite aircraft structures.
- Damage mechanisms and protection against damage.
- Damage and interruption of electrical systems by induced voltages
from lightning.
- How they arise, how they can be determined by simulation and
test and how to protect against them.
- Test techniques for the certification of systems and equipment.
- Hazards to fuel systems.
- How they arise, how protection can be provided for fuel
systems and structures and demonstrated by test.
- Lightning damage to antennas and radomes.
- Protection of dielectrics against puncture and reduction of
transients induced on receivers.
- P-Static charging problems of dielectrics including windscreens.
- Simulated lightning demonstrated in the laboratory.
- Interactive problem solving class.
Who should attend?
The course is aimed typically at professional engineers working in the field of aerospace design and development, manufacture and certification. It covers the protection of structures and systems against lightning strikes.
No previous knowledge of the subject of lightning protection is assumed and all concepts will be explained as the lectures proceed.