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Geared Up: Portable Deicer Fills Gap at Small Airports

Wing Armor's portable unit lowers cost, complexity of deicing

Wing Armor Jetstream portable deicer — Wing Armor’s Jetstream portable deicer is small enough to be flown to remote airports in a Dash 8 but capable of deicing small- to medium-sized aircraft and removing frost and light snow from a 737. (Photo: Wing Armor)

By James Careless

September 1, 2023

When it comes to flying safely, deicing is as important to small aircraft at remote airports as 737s at big ones. However, the economics associated with conventional deicing systems can make them too expensive for many small airports to install.

To fill this gap, Wing Armor of Saint-Colomban, Quebec, has developed the Jetstream towable deicing system. It is small enough “to be loaded into the baggage door of a de Havilland Dash 8 aircraft, so it may be flown to remote airports that have limited road access,” said Walter Randa, Wing Armor’s founder and CEO. Yet the Jetstream has enough fluid capacity and delivery power to fully deice personal and business aircraft, he told AIN, and even clear off frost and light snow off a 737.

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