A discharge system has a body is located on an air vehicle. At least one wing extends outward from the body and which comes into contact with the air to provide the lift force to the body. A first cover in a skirt form surrounds the wing. One end of the first cover is connected to the body and the other end thereof extends outward from the body so as to have a distance with the wing. An opening is located between the first cover and the wing for directing a fluid on the wing between the wing and the body. A discharge line is located on the body facing the opening that allows the fluid directed through the opening to be removed from the wing.

A discharge system has a body is located on an air vehicle. At least one wing extends outward from the body and which comes into contact with the air to provide the lift force to the body. A first cover in a skirt form surrounds the wing. One end of the first cover is connected to the body and the other end thereof extends outward from the body so as to have a distance with the wing. An opening is located between the first cover and the wing for directing a fluid on the wing between the wing and the body. A discharge line is located on the body facing the opening that allows the fluid directed through the opening to be removed from the wing.

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.

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.

A discharge system has a body is located on an air vehicle. At least one wing extends outward from the body and which comes into contact with the air to provide the lift force to the body. A first cover in a skirt form surrounds the wing. One end of the first cover is connected to the body and the other end thereof extends outward from the body so as to have a distance with the wing. An opening is located between the first cover and the wing for directing a fluid on the wing between the wing and the body. A discharge line is located on the body facing the opening that allows the fluid directed through the opening to be removed from the wing.

A discharge system has a body is located on an air vehicle. At least one wing extends outward from the body and which comes into contact with the air to provide the lift force to the body. A first cover in a skirt form surrounds the wing. One end of the first cover is connected to the body and the other end thereof extends outward from the body so as to have a distance with the wing. An opening is located between the first cover and the wing for directing a fluid on the wing between the wing and the body. A discharge line is located on the body facing the opening that allows the fluid directed through the opening to be removed from the wing.

A method for applying a fluid, such as deicing fluid, to a surface of an airplane. A vehicle loaded with a fluid has a nozzle for spraying said fluid onto said surface and at least one sensor and a processing unit is provided for determining a 3D representation of the surface onto which fluid is to be added. The 3D representation is used to determine boundary conditions for a path along which the nozzle is moved relative to the surface and the fluid is being dispensed onto the surface as said nozzle is being moved along the path.

A method for applying a fluid, such as deicing fluid, to a surface of an airplane. A vehicle loaded with a fluid has a nozzle for spraying said fluid onto said surface and at least one sensor and a processing unit is provided for determining a 3D representation of the surface onto which fluid is to be added. The 3D representation is used to determine boundary conditions for a path along which the nozzle is moved relative to the surface and the fluid is being dispensed onto the surface as said nozzle is being moved along the path.

An icing warning system for a structure with an exterior surface is described. The system includes a flexible sensor film including a plurality of water sensors for application to the exterior surface, wherein each water sensor is associated with a different collection efficiency. The system also includes a sensor head in electric communication with each of the water sensors that receives raw data from the water sensors. A controller in communication with the sensor head receives the raw data from each of the plurality of water sensors and receives a temperature measurement. The controller is configured to determine an icing pattern on the exterior surface based on the raw data indicating the presence of water or ice, and based on the temperature measurement indicating a temperature less than a freezing temperature of water.

A vehicle can include a chassis. The vehicle can include a body that can be supported by the chassis. The vehicle can include a tractive assembly. The vehicle can include a sprayer assembly that can apply a de-icing liquid to an airplane. The vehicle can include one or more sensors that can acquire data regarding an area of the airplane. The vehicle can include a display device. The vehicle can include a controller. The controller can determine a position of the sprayer assembly relative to the area of the airplane. The controller can cause the display device of the vehicle to present a user interface that includes a graphical representation of where the sprayer assembly will spray the de-icing liquid based on the position of the sprayer assembly relative to the area of the airplane.