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Sadly it appears this is not a giant laser that shoots the plane when it's covered with ice. It's a way to change the surface of the wings so that ice/snow does
by blakesterz 7y ago
Sadly it appears this is not a giant laser that shoots the plane when it's covered with ice. It's a way to change the surface of the wings so that ice/snow doesn't stick in the first place.
- zwieback 7y agoYeah, I was expecting to read about how to get a gigantic laser out onto the runways. Still cool, though.
- NovemberWhiskey 7y agoRight - this is anti-icing; not deicing.
- hinkley 7y agoAustin Powers 4: Scott, I asked you for an airplane with frickin' lasers on it, and you give me a plane covered with what? What is this guys? It's sandpaper. You covered a plane in sandpaper. Do I have to do everything around here myself? What? Wha wha? Are you gonna cry? Does Scotty wanna cry?
- Proven 7y agoDamn.. I clicked on the comments to see if the tech can be adopted to dealing with insects...
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- Rapzid 7y agoIndeed. I feel like I read about these micro-structures creating hydrophobic surfaces YEARS ago. Perhaps they just found a way to efficiently create them?