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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Robert Steven Wright, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/04 (2006.01); B64D 13/08 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); B64C 3/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 13/08 (2013.01); B64D 15/04 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0233 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for heating a surface of an aircraft. A flow of air is received from a portion of an engine in a tube system. The air flowing through the tube system is heated. The air is sent to the surface of the aircraft. The flow of the air from the portion of the engine and the heating system to heat the surface of the aircraft are controlled. Icing conditions at the surface of the aircraft are reduced.