Bangor International Airport (BGR), Maine, has ordered a Global ER-2875 deicer, specifically designed for larger aircraft such as the Airbus A-380, Antonov An-225, C5 and C17 military airplanes and similarly large cargo planes.
Manufactured by Global Ground Support, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of aircraft deicers, the ER-2875 has the longest side reach and highest cab/nozzle height of any mobile deicer in the world, bringing the operator’s eye level as high as 78 feet.
Using a hydraulically-driven centrifugal compressor mounted on the operator platform, the deicing system uses forced air, either alone or in combination with deicing fluid, to remove all forms of frozen contamination from the critical surfaces of the aircraft.
“What this allows is better visual inspection of the aircraft when cleaned and, from the pilot’s standpoint, a speedier deicing process and turn-around,” says Assistant Airport Director James Canders. “The extra 10 feet of boom will be particularly valuable on larger military and cargo aircraft with a T-tail configuration.”
