Patent ID: 8276850

Claim:
An aircraft comprising an aircraft part and a protective fabric system for an exterior surface of the aircraft part, the protective fabric system comprising: a base substrate; a hybrid prepreg interwoven wire fabric layer disposed over and coupled to the base substrate, the hybrid prepreg interwoven wire fabric layer comprising carbon fibers in the form of tows woven into a weave pattern, an integral conductive component in the form of metallic wire contained within approximately each of said tows, and a first resin; a loaded surfacer disposed over and interfacially adhered to said hybrid prepreg interwoven wire fabric layer, the loaded surfacer comprising a carrier loaded with at least one inorganic filler and a second resin separate from the first resin, wherein in localized areas said loaded surfacer penetrates through said hybrid prepreg interwoven wire fabric layer to said base substrate.