Patent ID: 7959972
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: B64C,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method manufacturing a treated aircraft part for increasing lubricity and reducing air friction, comprising: passing an exhaust stream produced while burning a carbon-based fuel through a reactor containing a bed of particles comprised of at least one of silica or alumina particles to yield a modified exhaust stream that exits the reactor; contacting the modified exhaust stream with at least a portion of an aircraft part having a main surface and a leading edge, the aircraft part being composed of at least one type of metal; and causing or allowing a monomolecular carbon-based film to form on the at least the leading edge of the aircraft part and optionally on at least a portion of the main surface, the monomolecular carbon-based film comprising aligned elongated carbon-based molecules, the monomolecular carbon-based film providing a lubricious surface that inhibits air friction and corrosion.