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A flush, zero drag discharger system for dissipating static electric charges from surfaces of high performance aircraft and similar vehicles which is capable of withstanding a severe lightning environment without substantial degradation of the system. The discharger system includes a configuration o

A flush, zero drag discharger system for dissipating static electric charges from surfaces of high performance aircraft and similar vehicles which is capable of withstanding a severe lightning environment without substantial degradation of the system. The discharger system includes a configuration of the vehicle secondary structure into non-electrically conductive areas, conductive high corona threshold areas, and controlled low corona threshold electrostatic discharge areas which are protected from the detrimental effects of lightning by the utilization of ionization-type lightning diverters.

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A flush mounted static discharger system for use in a tip area of an aircraft structure comprising in combination: a composite material having a conductive fiber element portion exposed in the region of said tip area; and, an array of lightning strike diverter tape segments disposed on said aircraft

A flush mounted static discharger system for use in a tip area of an aircraft structure comprising in combination: a composite material having a conductive fiber element portion exposed in the region of said tip area; and, an array of lightning strike diverter tape segments disposed on said aircraft structure adjacent said tip area for protecting said tip area from lightning strikes.