Thu, Jul 30, 2009
Will Work With Kilfrost To Certify Green Icing Fluid
By Chris Batcheller
CAV Aerospace, with 22 years experience with icing protection
systems, announced today that they are working with Kilfrost to
bring an eco-friendly icing fluid to the market. This is the
“next chapter” according to the company, and it
believes because of current political reasons that this product
will be very important.
Kilfrost Incorporated is developing the eco friendly goo.
It’s manufactured from feed corn where it’s fermented
to extract glucose. The glucose is then shipped to
Kilfrost’s manufacturing facilities where it is turned into
Type I and Type IV deicing fluid. Compared to the current
fluid, the new fluid reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 40%, and
is a renewable, sustainable product. It’s
biodegradable, and in seven days, 90% of the fluid is completely
biodegraded.
CAV Aerospace is working to certify the new product in their new
and existing systems. Kevin Hawley noted that they have not
certified their systems with a new fluid type and that some work
lies ahead.
CAV Aerospace announced that they have produced more than 6000
TKS Ice Protection Systems. These systems range from small
single engine piston airplanes to mid-sized business jets and
unmanned aerial vehicles. CAV’s President Kevin
Hawley said that they are proud to serve their customers and to
support our troops.
Kevin Hawley
CAV also said they are working with Cirrus Aircraft to develop a
FIKI (Flight Into Known Icing) TKS Ice Protection System for the
2009 Cirrus SR22 and Turbo Models. They also announced
that the full line of Corvalis Cessna singles is now eligible for a
TKS retrofit. More than 100 Corvalis 40TT’s are
currently equipped with the system and now Corvalis 350 owners can
have the system installed. Kevin Hawley noted that the system
can also be installed on the older Lancair and Columbia 300
aircraft.
"In other news", as we say in the business, CAV Aerospace
revealed that he TKS Ice Protection system is available on the new
Cessna Caravan 208B. Kevin Hawley noted that there are now
over 100 systems installed on Cessna Caravans and that the system
“works very well.”, and that they have entered into a
joint business development agreement with Kilfrost. These include
marketing, advertising, web site promotion and trade show
appearances.
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