[CQ-Contest] Wearon F1 Icephobic Coating

[Stan Stockton]

Bill,

I thought the same thing about airplanes particularly after the incident 
near Buffalo.  One would think that this material or some variation of 
it would prevent ice build up on the wings.  Surely the people who 
developed the material have pursued any possibility for it being used 
for that purpose.

Stan, K5GO

Stan, K5GO


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr at arrl.net>
To: "Stan Stockton" <k5go at cox.net>
Cc: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Wearon F1 Icephobic Coating


>
> On Dec 22, 2008, at 12:47 PM, Stan Stockton wrote:
>
>> It is Wearlon Super F1, icephobic paint.
>>
>> It is made specifically so that ice will not build up on the surface.
>> My experience is that although I did not do the very best job of 
>> applying
>> the paint, it works well.   It has a high content of silicone.  If 
>> ice
>> starts to form, it slides off pretty quickly.
>
> Curious.
>
> While this sort of thing is interesting to the antenna tower bunch, I 
> would have thought this sort of technology would be even more 
> appealing to the aviation crowd -- where a bit of wing or fuselage 
> icing could really ruin your whole day.
>
> Airframe icing is one the banes of winter weather flying (although it 
> need not be winter to see temperatures aloft be at or below freezing). 
> If it were as simple as using the right kind of paint to avoid icing, 
> one would surmise that it might have been tried long ago.
>
> I wonder if these Wearlon guys have looked at aviation applications?
>
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
>             -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>