Helicopter and airplane custom shielding solutions with electrically conductive fabrics in conjunction with kevlar or carbon textile in alternative to copper or aluminum mesh

Abstract

The scope of this paper is to present our activity related to the design and manufacturing of electrically conductive textile, realized with an electro-less nickel, or other metal coating with machine line, offering for each single filament a uniform coating distribution, keeping an high component flexibility without destroying the conductive surface obtained and providing an adequate shielding protection. Implementation and test of such a process, included also some real application will be shown as far as the stability of the nickel in a salt fog condition to provide a further advantage also in comparison to similar copper treatments.