De Icing the blades / with fluid ?

[nellycopter]

Can de icing fluid be spayed on the blades ? Are there certain types that have to be used ? On composite blades ?

I would have thought a thread may have been started on this subject but search didn't bring anything up.

Nelly

[MightyGem]

Will depend on what they are made of. We can't use anything on our 135.

[jayteeto]

Dave, you can de-ice 135 blades.

[MrEdd]

I work away from airports and we use alcohol pured in a bigger hand pump on our 500's. On airports you can ask for de-icing. I don't know abt carbon/composit blades. But w like to try d new VHA composit MR blades being tested.;)

[MightyGem]

you can de-ice 135 blades
What with? As far as we know, nothing has been cleared for use.

[jayteeto]

We are cleared, will get back to you with details. :ok:

[QTG]

Boil the kettle......................

[Aerobot]

Yeah, I'd like to know what's been approved for use on 135 blades too.

[RotaryWingB2]

The 135 AMM has a procedure for de-icing the MRB's. The fluid is listed as:


De-icing /anti-icing fluid type I, S-742 (NATO),Typ I fluid per SAE AMS 1424 or ISO 11075 (For cold conditions)
De-icing / anti-icing fluid type II, Typ II Flüssigkeiten gemäß SAE AMS 1428 oder ISO 11078 ECD CODE 1340363 CMS NR017700002 6850-99-151-1428, SPAC AD 104/N, Kilfrost-ABC3 Kilfrost LTD. Haltwhistle Northumberland (Very F**king cold conditions)
I suggest if you've been told you can't apply de-icing fluid to your MRB's, you go back to your service provider and ask them to read the AMM (chapters 62-11-00 and 20-00-00).

[jayteeto]

Thanks. We de ice but I am on days off so couldnt get reference. There are some limitations. I think ac has to be washed after a couple of applications

[MightyGem]

Thanks for that.