Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 10:13:10 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.188] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b2) with ESMTP id 2093402 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 10:05:18 -0500 Received: from lsanca1-ar17-4-61-195-190.lsanca1.elnk.dsl.genuity.net ([4.61.195.190] helo=skipslater) by stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1900qa-0003sr-00 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:05:17 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <002501c2f797$61461360$bec33d04@earthlink.net> Reply-To: "Skip Slater" From: "Skip Slater" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] ThermaWing deice X-Original-Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:08:23 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C2F754.51B19020" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-ELNK-Trace: cbee950bdf563876c8ad50643b1069f8239a348a220c2609e7b70d011f98354d98f74cb62e381afa3ca473d225a0f487350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C2F754.51B19020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just for debate, there's another deice system available that was = working with Lancair awhile back. It's made by Ice Management Systems, = Inc. and they use a NASA developed electro expulsive impulse system to = shed the ice. An extremely thin strip (a few mils thick) is bonded onto = the leading edges and uses electronic pulses to flex the strip and shed = the ice. It can be painted over, so it's practically invisible. = They're now putting their systems on many defense applications (like = UAV's). Their CEO spoke at my EAA chapter meeting yesterday (they're based in = my home town) and he says the system can be added to any completed = aircraft, uses about the same amount of power as a strobe lighting = system, weighs about 32 lbs on a IV-P application and will cost about = $20K installed. For further info, you can contact Richard Olsen (Pres/CEO) at = 909-693-2875 or by e-mail at do@icemgmt.com . Skip Slater N540ES =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C2F754.51B19020 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Just for debate, there's = another deice=20 system available that was working with Lancair awhile back. It's = made=20 by Ice Management Systems, Inc. and they use a NASA developed = electro=20 expulsive impulse system to shed the ice. An extremely thin = strip (a=20 few mils thick) is bonded onto the leading edges and uses electronic = pulses to=20 flex the strip and shed the ice. It can be painted over, so it's=20 practically invisible. They're now putting their = systems on=20 many defense applications (like UAV's).

Their CEO spoke at my EAA = chapter=20 meeting yesterday (they're based in my home town) and he says the = system=20 can be added to any completed aircraft, uses about the same amount = of power=20 as a strobe lighting system, weighs about 32 lbs on a IV-P application = and will=20 cost about $20K installed.

For further info, you can = contact=20 Richard Olsen (Pres/CEO) at 909-693-2875 or by e-mail at do@icemgmt.com .

Skip Slater

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