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Apparatus and method for deicing aircraft

  • US 6,029,934 A
  • Filed: 09/09/1999
  • Issued: 02/29/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for deicing aircraft comprising:

  • a vehicle frame;

    a boom having an end mounted on the vehicle frame and a free end;

    a compressor unit supported by the boom, said compressor unit comprising;

    a hydraulic motor having an output, anda centrifugal compressor operatively connected to the hydraulic motor output and having an impeller and an air outlet; and

    a deicer air jet nozzle located at the boom and operatively coupled to the air outlet of the centrifugal compressor for receiving air and discharging the air for a deicer application.

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