A blade de-icing system is described herein comprising said blade (10) to be de-iced, having a body (13) extending between a leading edge (11) and a trailing edge (135), said leading edge (11) ending at an apex (16); said system comprising a de-icer component (14) having a recess (141) formed therein and being positioned on said leading edge (11) of said blade (10) so that said de-icer component (14) covers and extends away from said apex (16) and so that said recess (141) is positioned at said apex (16) of said leading edge (11); and an anti-erosion strip (12) provided in said recess (141) of said de-icer component (14); wherein said anti-erosion strip (12) and said recess (141) are sized and shaped such that said anti-erosion strip (12) fits within said recess (141) so that outer surface of said anti-erosion strip is flush with the outer surface of said de-icer component (14). A method of manufacturing the same is also described herein.
IMPROVEMENT DEICER AERODYNAMIC INTEGRATION
VERBESSERUNG DER AERODYNAMISCHEN INTEGRATION EINES ENTEISERS
AMÉLIORATION D'INTÉGRATION AÉRODYNAMIQUE DE DÉGIVREUR
2021-09-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English