High-Speed Airplane Deicing Installation Systems and Methods

摘要

The present disclosure provides an airplane ground deicing installation that minimizes the impact of deicing operations on the airport during icing conditions. The installation does not require alteration of a normal taxi pattern and can be performed as quickly as the average separation time between take-offs. The installation allows modification of its shape to adapt to the contour of almost all types of commercial passengers airplanes operating from major airports, and simultaneously deices large surfaces of the airplane. Deicing and anti-icing fluids are applied to airplane surfaces from nozzles positioned in close proximity to the airplane's surface. Speed and adaptability to different types of airplanes, combined with a design that allows rapid relocation of the installation, are key features that make it possible to place the installation on the taxiway, close to the head of the runway it serves, such that the taxi pattern and the separation in between takeoffs are not altered as compared to the normal operations of the airport.

主权项

1. A system for deicing a plurality of airplanes having differing outer configurations, the system comprising:
a. first and second mobility units adapted for independent, rail-free movement relative to an airplane positioned for deicing treatment; b. first and second vertical elements extending upward relative to the first and second mobility units, respectively; c. a horizontal beam structure extending between the first and second and vertical elements; d. a plurality of downwardly extending vertical structures that are mounted with respect to the horizontal beam structure between the first and second vertical elements; e. at least one substantially horizontal proximity structure mounted with respect to each of the plurality of downwardly extending vertical structures; and f. a plurality of nozzles mounted with respect to each of the substantially horizontal proximity structures; wherein the at least one substantially horizontal proximity structure includes first and second substantially horizontal proximity structures, and wherein the first and second substantially horizontal proximity structures define a space therebetween and include a degree of freedom whereby the relative positioning of the first and second substantially horizontal proximity structures is adjusted based upon the outer configuration of the airplane.