The Space Propulsion Technological Breakthroughs

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 THE SPACE TECHNOLOGY: A POWER FOR THE PROGRESS

• The light structures by advanced use of carbon fibers

• The thermal insulation: high protection against thermal-

mechanical stresses

• The bonding challenge: strong and reliable interfaces

• The solid propellant: energetic materials

• Nozzle technology: carbon-carbon and advanced ceramic

materials

• The green liquid propulsion Liquid-Oxygen/Methane

• The new generation of metallic alloys : the additive

manufacturing
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THE LIGHT STRUCTURES: THE FUTURE OF ALL PROPULSIONS

RECENT ACHIEVEMENT
The flight qualification
of the
Avio composite
material HXE23©
by Vega Flight VV12
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 THE BASE MATERIALS FOR SPACE PROPULSION

THE SOLID PROPELLANT

the energy to power into
space

THE INTERNAL THERMAL

INSULATION
the efficient light protection

THE NOZZLE THE CARBON FIBER CASE

to sustain more than the strong light structure
vulcanic heating

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 PART OF THE PROPRIETARY ADVANCED MATERIALS

PATENTED AVIO
EPOXY CARBON-FIBER
HXE23© PREPREG

To enable
high performance and
low cost filament winding
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 PART OF THE PROPRIETARY ADVANCED MATERIALS

PATENTED AVIO
REINFORCED THERMAL
PROTECTION PTS©

Extra-Light reinforced
Thermal Protection
supported with fibers and
shaped for winding
cost-efficient approach
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 PREPREG HXE-AU : FIRST HIGH END NO-SPACE APPLICATION

• AVIO Supported Bologna University to making the veichle named EMILIA 4, in the
frame of the Project : Onda Solare (Solar Wave), by means of carbon-epoxy prepreg
HXE-AU, (Space HXE-23 derived, patented).

• EMILIA 4 was showed at Ferrari Museum at Maranello, in June 2018 and participated
at USA competition Solar Challenge in July 2018, as only European Team.
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 POTENTIAL AUTOMOTIVE/AERONAUTIC APPLICATION

Test of HXE-AU-18 Test of HXE-IA-73 and HXE-IA-64 Test of HXE-AU-17

by complex profile
Fire Retardant FAR 25.853

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 THANK YOU!

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