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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Ben Y. Won, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Peter A. Hogenson, Long Beach, CA (US);
Vann Heng, Buena Park, CA (US);
Mary M. Litwinski, Dana Point, CA (US);
Robert J. Perez, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Caroline Neri Kim, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Dae H. Kim, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Ben Y. Won, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Peter A. Hogenson, Long Beach, CA (US);
Vann Heng, Buena Park, CA (US);
Mary M. Litwinski, Dana Point, CA (US);
Robert J. Perez, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A thermal protection system for a vehicle may include a substantially rigid, relatively thin outer aeroshell, a relatively low density insulation layer, and a resiliently compressible conformal layer. The vehicle may include a substructure. The aeroshell may be configured to be fastened to the substructure. The insulation layer may be disposed against the aeroshell. The conformal layer may be disposable against the insulation layer. The conformal layer may be compressively preloaded against the substructure when the aeroshell is fastened to the substructure.