Aircraft Anti-Icing

Freezing condition can cause problems for aircraft with passengers stranded in snow-hit airports, it might sound like yet another source of delays and frustrations. However removing and preventing the build-up of snow and ice, especially on the wings and fuselage of aircraft is an absolutely crucial preventative measure. On an aircraft ice changes the shape and texture of the wings and their flaps, creating a drag effect and making the aircraft impossible to control. Too much ice on the aircraft can leave it without enough lift to get airborne. Because salt is corrosive to an aircrafts aluminium frames, specialist de-icing and anti-icing products such as Kilfrost are recommend for use before and during flight. Kilfrost aircraft anti-icing products work like antifreeze in a car, reducing the freezing point of water to as low as minus 50C. Products such as Kilfrost DF Plus De-icing Fluid are applied by some airlines through high-pressure jets and can be applied at temperatures as warm as 65°C. Sometimes when used on commercial jets, it will contain a coloured dye so that it can been easily seen if any part of the plane out. Kilfrost Type I fluids are more commonly used as part of a two-step de/anti-icing procedure when the final application of a Type II or Type IV fluid provides the required anti-icing protection which helps prevent the build-up of ice after the de-icer.

However, aircraft may still require anti/de-icing in flight. Products such as Kilfrost TKS80 fluid protect the aircraft's leading edge, propellers and tail surfaces of your aircraft from ice formation. TKS 80 fluid provides de/anti-icing protection in-flight through the porous metal structure forming a wings leading edge. TKS80 is manufactured to the same exacting standards as Kilfrosts wing de/anti-icers, used by leading airlines and airports around the world.

Kilfrost have been involved in the the development of the concept of in-flight de-icing since the 1940's. The letter 'K' in the TKS system comes from Kilfrost. Present day, much of the fundamentals of the TKS system have not changed. The TKS system itself provides a protective layer of fluid via porous metal structures that form the leading edge of the wing and tail surfaces. TKS80 fluid will cover and melt and then help to prevent the further adhesion of ice.