Method and a system for treating ice for an aircraft windshield
AssigneeAirbus Helicopters
InventorsRobert Leschi, Stephane Catris, Gregory Balmain
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Abstract
A method of treating ice for a windshield of an aircraft, in which method at least two distinct de-icing zones of the windshield are defined. During a de-icing step, at least one de-icing means is activated temporarily in order to de-ice the de-icing zones in succession and in a given cycle.
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A method of treating ice for a canopy of an aircraft, the canopy including a windshield, the method comprising:
- defining at least two distinct de-icing zones of the aircraft windshield;
- and
- performing a de-icing step including temporarily activating, by a control unit, at least one de-icing means to automatically de-ice the de-icing zones in succession in a given cycle based on importance for visibility made available to crew, wherein only one de-icing zone is de-iced at a time.
An ice treatment device for a canopy of an aircraft, the canopy including at least one windshield having at least two distinct de-icing zones, the ice treatment device comprising:
- at least one de-icing means;
- an ice detection system;
- and
- a control unit configured to communicate with the de-icing means to automatically de-ice the at least two de-icing zones of the at least one aircraft windshield in succession in application of a given cycle based on importance for visibility made available to crew, so that only one de-icing zone is de-iced at a time.
A method of treating ice for a canopy of an aircraft, the canopy including at least one windshield, the method comprising:
- defining at least two distinct de-icing zones of the at least one aircraft windshield;
- and
- performing a de-icing step including temporarily activating, by a control unit, at least one de-icing means to automatically de-ice the de-icing zones in succession in a determined order, wherein only one de-icing zone is de-iced at a time.
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