Rubber Coating Could Repel Ice On Aircraft

Although its first commercial application is likely to be preventing frozen food packages sticking to the sides or freezers, an inexpensive ice-repellant coating developed by University of Michigan researchers is being looked at for aircraft. Made of a blend of common synthetic rubbers, the spray-on...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.