A Fresh Coat of Innovation
Aerospace coatings have always occupied a particularly high-tech and competitive niche in the market place; back in 1967, a full-scale ablative coating was used to protect Nasa's X-15A-2 rocket powered research aircraft from the high temperatures associated with its record-breaking Mach 6.7 flight.
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Aerospace coatings have always occupied a particularly high-tech and... -
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II taking off on its... -
Sometimes, simply looking good is the bit that really matters; an advanced...
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