Methods and apparatus for canopy fragilization
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Nov 14, 2002
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May 7, 2002
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May 8, 2001
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A canopy fragilization system comprising an ordnance-free breakable canopy for aircraft and other transport vehicles. A breakable portion of the canopy includes embedded wiring that is installed along selected portions of the canopy to be cut out or fragilized in a desired pattern. A flux compression generator (FCG) is located on board the vehicle to power the fragilization system wherein an electrical surge is generated by the FCG during an ejection sequence. The electrical surge generated by the FCG is delivered through an electrically conductive cable to the wired canopy thereby fragilizing and structurally weakening the canopy. Methods and apparatus are further provided for fragilizing an aircraft canopy by delivering an electrical surge from a compact FCG to a pre-wired canopy. The pre-wired canopy may incorporate a dual-wiring configuration wherein pairs of linear or non-linear wires run substantially parallel along a breakable portion of the canopy to cut or fragilize the covering in a predetermined pattern.
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