Development of a durable ice protective coating for use on rotorcraft

Ice protective coatings could revolutionize the aviation industry as they could assist or even replace traditional ice protection systems that increase the vehicle weight and power requirements. A major problem for many potential ice protective coatings is durability. This paper explores whether erosion resistant titanium aluminum nitride coatings (TiAlN) can be made ice protective by reducing both surface roughness and coating defects (such as...