Qarbon Aerospace successfully completes icing tunnel test for patented Helios Ice ProtectionTM system
Qarbon Aerospace, Inc. (Qarbon Aerospace) has successfully completed another icing tunnel test of their patented Helios Ice ProtectionTM System.
- Qarbon Aerospace, Inc. (Qarbon Aerospace) has successfully completed another icing tunnel test of their patented Helios Ice ProtectionTM System.
- Qarbon Aerospace’s Helios Ice ProtectionTM uses a heated graphite layer embedded in a thermoplastic composite leading edge.
- The Helios test articles used for the icing tunnel test utilized Teijin carbon fiber materials and Web Industries’ Precision BiasPlyTM technology.
- The new Helios Ice ProtectionTM electro-thermal system replaces bulky rubber pneumatic boots, gates, valves, tubing, controller, hardware, and nacelle heating systems.