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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
David A Stewart, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ; B64G / ; B64G / ; B64C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ; 244163 ; 244131 ; 244132 ; 244121 ;
Abstract
A heat shield for thermally insulating the leading edge of a wing of a spacecraft during ascent and reentry includes a plurality of rigid tiles. Each tile is formed with a pie-shaped element which interlocks with the complementarily-formed element of another tile. The combination of structure afforded by the pie-shaped elements substantially impedes hypersonic flow of any gases that might enter the gaps between tiles.