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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
William Dwight Gerstler, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nicholas William Rathay, Rock City Falls, NY (US);
Brian Magann Rush, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Pazhayannur R Subramanian, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A hypersonic aircraft includes one or more leading edge assemblies that are designed to manage thermal loads experienced at the leading edges during high speed or hypersonic operation. The leading edge assembly includes a plurality of structural layers and a plurality compliant layers alternately stacked with each other to facilitate thermal expansion and movement between the plurality of structural layers, while also providing a thermal break between the plurality of structural layers.