Patent ID: 8753094

Claim:
A gas turbine engine nose cone comprising a tapering spinner, the tapering spinner having a point at a first end and a circular base at a second end, the tapering spinner comprising a carbon fiber containing composite material layer having an inner surface, an electrically insulating layer having an inner surface, an electrically conducting layer and an electrically conducting member, the electrically insulating layer being arranged on the inner surface of the carbon fiber containing composite material layer, the electrically conducting layer being arranged on the inner surface of the electrically insulating layer and the electrically conducting member extending through the first end of the tapering spinner and being connected to the electrically conducting layer, wherein the first end of the tapering spinner has a rubber tip and the electrically conducting member extends through the rubber tip, and wherein the electrically conducting member comprises a conical member, a disc member and a reduced cross-sectional area member, the reduced cross-sectional area member extending coaxially between the conical member and the disc member, and the rubber tip is positioned radially around the reduced cross-sectional area member and axially between the disc member and the conical member.