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Glenn
Research Center
1995 Phase
II
Economical Hybrid Anti-Icing System
Cox & Company, Inc.
New York, NY
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INNOVATION
An Ice Protection System
suitable for roughness-sensitive airfoils that would typically be
protected by anti-icing systems requiring greater energy
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Hybrid Anti-Icing system Tested at NASA Icing Research
Tunnel by Cox and Raytheon Engineers
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Developed new methodology for lifting surface ice
protection that combines electro-thermal anti-icing with Electro-Mechanical
Expulsion Deicing System (EMEDS) to maintain leading edges clear of ice
- Received FAA certification on May 23, 2001
- Constitutes the first "new" certified ice
protection system in more than forty years
- Received R&D 100 Award in October 2003
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- Delivered 125 systems for horizontal stabilizer on
Raytheon Aircraft's Premier I business jet
- More than 300 aircraft are on order and revenues
are expected to be more than $10M over the next few years
- Received a contract from Raytheon Aircraft
for use on the new Hawker Horizon business jet aircraft. Certification is
scheduled for 2005.
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- Received NASA Turning Goals Into Reality
Award in July 2004
- Helps satisfy the NASA goal of increasing
aviation safety through the development of advanced ice protection system
- Useful on military aircraft of all sizes
including advanced flight vehicles
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