SAFETY IN THE AIR
FOR3IATION OF ICE ON WINGS EXPERIMENTAL EQUIPMENT FOR TESTS [United- Press Association—By'Electric Telegraph—Copyright] LONDON, 22nd April. Seeking to eliminate the danger of ice formation on the wings, Imperial Airways have fitted experimental equipment on aDH 86 for tests. If successful it will be fitted to all Imperial Airways machines. The system embodies forcing a solution of etherynglycol through rubber tubes along the edges of the wings and struts then through vents to surfaces likely to be affected by ice. Imperial Airways are also experimenting with a new paste which can be applied to all surfaces, including propellers, preventing water freezing, by chemical action.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19370424.2.81
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 24 April 1937, Page 9
Word Count
107SAFETY IN THE AIR Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 24 April 1937, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in