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[Anmdt]

Lol, do you think nobody thought of something like that before? Or did they revealed the formula?

It has certain limitations to he practical though, we are speaking of a coating to be applied on aircrafts or small drones.

It has to have a low density - ✓
It has to be usable for thin-film applications NA
It has to demonstrate those capabilities below a certain thickness NA
It has to provide an insulation and not conduct the contained heat to the inner fuselage NA

I am excluding mechanical properties so far.

 

[Sanchez]

To add, the team that created the thing says they haven’t tested it against lasers yet and in everything they published, using it on drones is not mentioned. It’s a third party twitter channel claiming it could be used as a coating against lasers on drones. This might or might not be, but a highly heat resistant, cheap to build in bulk and light material have much bigger use cases in multiple fields. Drone self defence is not even at top ten. Hope more info comes out.

 

[YeşilVatan]

To add, the team that created the thing says they haven’t tested it against lasers yet and in everything they published, using it on drones is not mentioned. It’s a third party twitter channel claiming it could be used as a coating against lasers on drones. This might or might not be, but a highly heat resistant, cheap to build in bulk and light material have much bigger use cases in multiple fields. Drone self defence is not even at top ten. Hope more info comes out.

Completely agreed, but the media approach shows how Turkish mind works: "Can we put it on a drone?"

 

[IC3M@N FX]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1810297784886583399

@Yasar_TR @TR_123456 @Zafer @Kartal1 @MADDOG @Sanchez @Heartbang @Merzifonlu @what @BaburKhan @Afif @Rodeo @OPTIMUS

Apart from X and Facebook, we have no other sources.
If I didn't know better.... this is a Fake, the Mods should maybe block the X and Facebook Message in general if it doesn't come from an official source e.g. from the University of Malaya in X or Facebook Account.

Otherwise, the source is like a lukewarm fart on a hot summer night.

But I don't want to deny the poster of this message his seriousness, because he did it in good will.

 

[uçuyorum]

Apart from X and Facebook, we have no other sources.
If I didn't know better.... this is a Fake, the Mods should maybe block the X and Facebook Message in general if it doesn't come from an official source e.g. from the University of Malaya in X or Facebook Account.

Otherwise, the source is like a lukewarm fart on a hot summer night.

But I don't want to deny the poster of this message his seriousness, because he did it in good will.

https://www.iha.com.tr/malatya-habe...oruyacak-kompozit-madde-gelistirildi-94011405 some slightly more credible source

 

[Kaan Azman]

One of my concerns is resistance to shear stress as skin is the primary component holding it. They state that the brittleness isn't awful like aerogel (Watch a few on YouTube if you don't know) which is similarly lightweight and highly insulating. I'm sure their next stop will be processability for complex shapes and structural tests with an application.

 

[uçuyorum]

https://www.iha.com.tr/malatya-habe...oruyacak-kompozit-madde-gelistirildi-94011405 some slightly more credible source

Asked a few metallurgist friends, they are not impressed by it, the thickness of boron based coating for metal foam, for aerospace but could have good uses if it really can withstand such high temps elsewhere.

 

[Kaan Azman]

Turkish Scientists Develop Highly Heat-Resistant Composite | TURDEF

Turkish scientists from İnönü University have developed a composite material with extreme resistance to heat to protect against laser weapons.

turdef.com

(About alternative uses and structual concerns)

 

[Anmdt]

Turkish Scientists Develop Highly Heat-Resistant Composite | TURDEF

Turkish scientists from İnönü University have developed a composite material with extreme resistance to heat to protect against laser weapons.

turdef.com

(About alternative uses and structual concerns)

They are material engineers or chemists, when it comes to mechanics there are more concerns than brittleness and density of the material. This likely might have a better use in reentry vehicles than aerospace structures. See how unechoic tiles on submarines keep falling off after a simple voyage with no deep water visits.

But it is a good developmeny nonetheless, there are many other sectors which may benefit from this before the aerospace industry. Falls irrelevant to this thread imo.