The firm's products include the RT-30 rocket for reusable flight vehicles and a thermal protection system. The RT30 has completed a full set of test firings, demonstrating reliable ignition and smooth operation across a wide design thrust range. For the thermal system, TGV Inc. has done extensive research in the bonding of AETB to metal and composite substrates. In conjunction with NASAs Ames Research Center, TGV has developed analytic models relating bond-line strength and integrity to panel flexure and bond line strain. These models have been verified through a comprehensive series of tests to ensure bond line integrity under loading. With a thorough understanding of these relationships, tile sizes as large as 12 have been sucessfully assembled and tested, and even larger panels are being developed. TGV Inc. can provide the design, analysis and manufacture of custom-tailored state-of-the-art thermal protection systems to fit a variety of flight vehicle needs.
