No more insects or rain droplets on glider wings?

[Tom BravoMike]

Look at this:

https://www.cnet.com/news/high-tech-slippery-coating-helps-toilets-shed-all-the-gross-stuff/

Waiting for first reports from owners of gliders with high sensitivity to wing contamination...

[Nick Kennedy[_3_]]

You go first
I'll watch

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On Monday, November 18, 2019 at 9:25:13 PM UTC-6, Tom BravoMike wrote:
> Look at this:
>
> https://www.cnet.com/news/high-tech-slippery-coating-helps-toilets-shed-all-the-gross-stuff/
>
> Waiting for first reports from owners of gliders with high sensitivity to wing contamination...

Heard on NPR the coating is especially made to be non-sticky to human feces. How often do you have to worry about that on your glider?

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On Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 10:29:22 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Monday, November 18, 2019 at 9:25:13 PM UTC-6, Tom BravoMike wrote:
> > Look at this:
> >
> > https://www.cnet.com/news/high-tech-slippery-coating-helps-toilets-shed-all-the-gross-stuff/
> >
> > Waiting for first reports from owners of gliders with high sensitivity to wing contamination...
>
> Heard on NPR the coating is especially made to be non-sticky to human feces. How often do you have to worry about that on your glider?

I have been known to do some ****ty flying.
LOL
UH

[Tom BravoMike]

On Monday, November 18, 2019 at 9:25:13 PM UTC-6, Tom BravoMike wrote:
> Look at this:
>
> https://www.cnet.com/news/high-tech-slippery-coating-helps-toilets-shed-all-the-gross-stuff/
>
> Waiting for first reports from owners of gliders with high sensitivity to wing contamination...

Spotless Materials, the company created to commercialize the product, states on their website:
"Our technical experts are here for you.
Not sure if our coatings are right for you, your team, or your or fleet? Our team is here to answer all your questions. We are also happy to arrange PILOT programs for custom purchases."

https://www.spotlessmaterials.com/automotive-collection.html

That's ambiguous. Will they also arrange GLIDER pilot programs for custom purchases? :-)

[Duster[_2_]]

Good for only 500 flushes though it says. However, NASA has been working on a bug-shedding coating, According to this article. Not sure what became of it.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tests-aircraft-wing-coatings-that-slough-bug-guts/

[Dan Marotta]

Are there bugs in space???Â* I thought that was just in the movies.

On 11/19/2019 10:56 AM, Duster wrote:
> Good for only 500 flushes though it says. However, NASA has been working on a bug-shedding coating, According to this article. Not sure what became of it.
> https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tests-aircraft-wing-coatings-that-slough-bug-guts/

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Dan, 5J

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On Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 12:56:12 PM UTC-5, Duster wrote:
> Good for only 500 flushes though it says.

I seem to get flushed pretty regularly.....

[Bob Kuykendall]

Pesticides and monoculture ag that's crashing insect populations seems to be doing a pretty good job of keeping bugs off wings. Too bad about the birds, though.

[Bret Hess]

I guess that bug impact at 60 kts is going to push aside the coating. In other words one bug at 60 kts = 500 flushes in that spot.