An ice protection assembly on an airfoil includes a heater (26) positioned on the leading edge (14), and one or more ice phobic layers positioned to inhibit runback ice formation on the surface of the airfoil (10A-10G) downstream of the heater (26).
ICE PHOBIC MATERIAL TO REDUCE RUNBACK ICE
EISPHOBISCHES MATERIAL ZUR REDUZIERUNG VON RUNBACK-EIS
MATÉRIEL GLACIOPHOBE POUR RÉDUIRE LE RETOUR DE GLACE
2019-05-15
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