Boeing tests PPG's new anti-ice coating properties

plans to test new aviation coatings to find solutions to the ice problem that has long plagued aviation safety.
The aeronautical coating was developed to reduce ice conditions on the wing surface and on the outer surface of the cockpit, as it also contributes to the control of wing airf flow, as freezing causes sensors to pass incorrect parameters to the aircraft, giving flight safety risks.
To promote technological innovation and reduce aviation's environmental impact, Boeing is working with Air Brazil to apply the new anti-ice coating to the Embraer E-175 jet and conduct flight tests on the Boeing ecoDemonstrator platform, the first time boeing has used the platform for other companies' aircraft tests.
2012, Boeing has tested more than 50 technologies on three models: the Boeing 737-800, the Boeing 787 and the Boeing 757, using the ecoDemonstrator project as a platform.
This new anti-ice coating, developed by PPG Industries of the United States, has the function of preventing ice on the coating surface, but also prevents insects from adhesion on the front edge of the wing, while reducing airflow interference, improving pneumatics, and reducing fuel consumption by up to 6%.
, according to Boeing spokesman Peter Pedraza, the patented coating product has not yet been marketed and is both energy-efficient and ice-resistant, and reduces the adhesion of pollutants and insects to the aircraft's surface.
, an elastic coating developed by the University of Michigan can cause ice to fall off the surface of an aircraft by gravity or wind to achieve an ice-resistant effect. The findings have been published in the journal Science Advances. Currently, researchers are working with aircraft manufacturers to further study their performance.
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