CAV Ice Protection is a global aerospace supplier of airborne ice protection systems for civilian, commercial and military aircraft. The company specializes in the design, consulting and certification services and manufacture of aviation ice protection systems internationally certified for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) conditions. In 1990 the company acquired TKS (Tecalemit-Kilfrost-Sheepbridge Stokes), the original creator of the TKS® Ice Protection System. CAV Ice Protection is headquartered in Consett, County Durham, England. Proprietary technologies include the TKS Ice Protection System and SLD Guard. Other services include consulting related to testing, international approvals, component qualification, electrical system design, reliability and safety analysis, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, quality, and manufacturing design and integration. The company and its predecessors have developed Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) supplemental type certificates for TKS Ice Protection System installation on a variety of aircraft. STCs have been developed both in-house and, in some cases, in conjunction with outside sources.
CAV Ice Protection is a global aerospace supplier of airborne ice protection systems for civilian, commercial and military aircraft. The company specializes in the design, consulting and certification services and manufacture of aviation ice protection systems internationally certified for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) conditions. In 1990 the company acquired TKS (Tecalemit-Kilfrost-Sheepbridge Stokes), the original creator of the TKS® Ice Protection System. CAV Ice Protection is headquartered in Consett, County Durham, England. Proprietary technologies include the TKS Ice Protection System and SLD Guard. Other services include consulting related to testing, international approvals, component qualification, electrical system design, reliability and safety analysis, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, quality, and manufacturing design and integration. The company and its predecessors have developed Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) supplemental type certificates for TKS Ice Protection System installation on a variety of aircraft. STCs have been developed both in-house and, in some cases, in conjunction with outside sources.