Anti-Ice System Helps You Avoid Hazardous Icing Conditions

The Cirrus TKS-based, weeping wing ice protection system provides an effective way to help you make an early retreat from unexpected encounters with airframe icing.

An antifreeze solution weeps from titanium panels mounted on the leading edges of the wings and horizontal stabilizer. A Slinger ring on the prop coats the propeller, windshield, and vertical stabilizer. The TKS solution mixes with the super-cooled water in the clouds, and the mixture flows off the aircraft without freezing.

If trace elements of ice have already accumulated on the leading edges, the antifreeze solution will chemically loosen the bond between the ice and airframe, allowing the aerodynamic forces to carry the ice away.