Abstract
Icing is a relevant issue in aircraft. Ice accumulations on rotorcraft or wings might cause the stall of the vehicle and the flight in extreme (cold) environments is restricted. To permit the flight in icing conditions, ice prevention systems (IPS) are adopted in aircrafts. Passive IPS relies only on surface properties and external forces (e.g. wind, centrifugal force) their icephobic function. Typically, an icephobic surface is a (super)hydrophobic surface which can depress the freezing point of water or reduce ice adhesion strength. So far, superhydrophobic, textured metals, fluoropolymers, and liquid infused surfaces have been studied as anti-icing surfaces. However, their lack of durability is a limitation to their application in the aeronautical field.