TKS (company)

TKS
Industry Aerospace
Successor Aerospace Systems & Technologies, Ltd. (1990)
CAV Aerospace, Inc. (2005)
CAV Ice Protection, Inc. (2015)
Founded 1942
Defunct 1990
Headquarters Haltwhistle, England

TKS (Tecalemit-Kilfrost-Sheepbridge Stokes) was a British aerospace manufacturer formed in 1942 to develop an ice protection system that could be compatible with armoured leading edges on military aircraft.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Where Did TKS Come From?". Flying Magazine 133 (9): 57. September 2006.
  2. ↑ "About Us". http://www.kilfrost.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014. External link in |website= (help)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, September 28, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.