Inventors:
Richard B. Ingram - Ithaca NY
Gerald W. Codner - Ithaca NY
Joseph J. Gerardi - Dryden NY
Assignee:
Cox & Company, Inc. - New York NY
International Classification:
B64D 1516
H01F 708
Abstract:
The present invention is de-icing system that uses electromagnetic actuators mounted within the airfoil of an aircraft to effect de-icing. Advantageously, the actuators have low voltage and current requirements. Each actuator includes conductive strips fabricated on a flexible dielectric sheet. The conductive strips are wound into coils with the actuator shaped into a flattened elongated tube. The axis of the winding coils is coincident with the longitudinal axis of the elongated tube.