The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) offers UCAR FLIGHTGUARD AD-49 Type IV aircraft deicing and anti-icing fluid. It is a propylene glycol-based SAE AMS 1428 fluid that offers industry-leading minimum holdover time performance in the weather condition category “Snow, Snow Grains, or Snow Pellets” between seven and 27-degrees Fahrenheit, as well as state-of-the-industry holdover performance across all other weather condition categories. Dow says the new product can now be ordered for the upcoming 2011-12 winter flight season. Other products in Dow's line include UCAR SAE AMS 1424 Type I deicing fluids based on both ethylene glycol and propylene glycol chemistries and UCAR Endurance EG106, an ethylene glycol-based SAE AMS 1428 Type IV fluid. For more information visit www.dow.com.
