UK multinational defence technology company, QinetiQ, has developed a rubbery material that could make aircraft structures three times more resistant to impacts such as bird and drone strikes.
The new material was unveiled by QinetiQ at this month’s Farnborough International Airshow and is made from a mesh of high-energy absorbing titanium alloy wires, known as Shape Memory Alloy (SMA), that is woven into a carbon fiber reinforced polymer. QinetiQ initially designed the material for aircraft to mitigate the damage from hazards such as…
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