Self Healing Aircraft Skin Developed

A flexible material that automatically repairs damage and also pinpoints where it has been wounded has been developed by US researchers. They say it could eventually prove useful for airplane maintenance.

The material heals itself by releasing a syrupy epoxy, stored underneath its outer polymer surface when this is breached. The epoxy naturally flows into crack or ruptures and sets hard when exposed to UV light.

Self Healing Aircraft Skin

wow thats pretty cool!

good find

reverse engineering anyone?

This is particularly important for spacecraft. If the hull is breached by micro-meteors it can self heal - potentially saving lives.

This is particularly important for spacecraft. If the hull is breached by micro-meteors it can self heal

Wouldnt the lack of gravity make this redundant?

That would be useful on the 787 Nice find.

as long as its during daylight flights...