Patent ID: 6702233
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
An anti-icing assembly for an aircraft wing or wing slat comprising:(a) an aircraft wing or wing slat having an exterior surface, an interior surface and a plenum wall defining an interior cavity, and bottom, middle and side portions all adjacent to the interior cavity; (b) an inlet plenum integral to the aircraft wing or wing slat, wherein the inlet plenum comprises (i) an inlet baffle capable of directing hot gases into the interior cavity and (ii) a throat section interfacing the inlet plenum and interior cavity; said plenum wall is located adjacent to said inlet plenum and (c) an outlet plenum integral to the aircraft wing or wing slat, wherein the outlet plenum is located within the same interior cavity as the inlet plenum, and the outlet plenum comprises an outlet baffle capable of directing hot gases from the interior cavity through an outlet end away from the wing or wing slat.