SALINA, Kan., July 20, 2010 – The 300th Beech Bonanza fitted with a TKS™ Weeping Wing ice protection system is being installed by CAV Aerospace, Inc., at its Salina facilities.
When completed, it will be displayed at CAV Aerospace's Exhibit, Booth 121-123, at AirVenture 2010, the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual convention scheduled July 26 thru August 1 in Oshkosh, Wis.
The landmark Bonanza is a 1979 V-35B model, one of the last classic V-tail versions built. In addition to CAV's TKS™ modification, it has been upgraded with an Atlantic Aero engine and cowling installation as well as a custom avionics suite and a redone interior.
It belongs to Randy Africano, a board member of the American Bonanza Society. CAV offers TKS™ for all 36 and 33-series Bonanzas as well as on S thru V series 35 models. Africano owns and operates Peoria-based AAM Consulting, a full-service, multi-faceted air medical consulting firm that specializes in the air medical industry.
The Bonanza will be one of three TKS™ -equipped aircraft featured in CAV's Oshkosh exhibit. The others are a Mooney and a Cessna Caravan.
CAV's TKS™ systems provide anti-icing protection by exuding a measured amount of glycol-based ice protection fluid through precision laser-drilled microscopic holes in wing leading edges fashioned of titanium. There is also a dispersion mechanism for propellers.
CAV offers Weeping Wing TKS™ installations for most high-performance general aviation aircraft. More than 6,000 general aviation aircraft and unmanned aircraft have flown with the company's proven ice protection system.
CAV delivers TKS™ ice protection systems to aircraft manufacturers and provides retrofit installations to after-market aircraft customers. CAV Aerospace, Inc. is headquartered in North America at the SLN Aviation Service Center on the Salina Airport in Kansas.
CAV Aerospace's proven TKS™ system works by exuding a measured amount of glycol-based ice protection fluid through precision laser-drilled microscopic holes in wing leading edges fashioned of titanium, along with a dispersion mechanism for propellers.