Abstract: A method of protecting a part of a surface of an aircraft against contamination with insect residues and/or against icing is described. The method includes the following steps: a) coating the part of the surface to be protected with a coating that can, within a period of ?3 hours from take-off of the aircraft and in normal flying conditions, reduce the adhesion to the part of the surface to be protected until detachment occurs on the basis of (i) temperature change and/or (ii) UV radiation and/or (iii) addition of a decomposing component and/or (iv) difference in air humidity, and b) exposing the part of the surface to be protected to (i) a temperature change and/or (ii) UV irradiation (iii) and/or addition of a decomposing component and/or (iv) a difference in air humidity, so that the coating together with any contaminants and/or icing thereon detaches.

Abstract: Method of protecting a part of a surface of an aircraft against contamination with insect residues and/or against icing, comprising the following steps: b) coating the part of the surface to be protected with a coating that can, within a period of ?3 hours from take-off of the aircraft and in normal flying conditions, reduce the adhesion to the part of the surface to be protected until detachment occurs on the basis of (i) temperature change and/or (ii) UV radiation and/or (iii) addition of a decomposing component and/or (iv) difference in air humidity, b) exposing the part of the surface to be protected to (i) a temperature change and/or (ii) UV irradiation (iii) and/or addition of a decomposing component and/or (iv) a difference in air humidity, so that the coating together with any contaminants and/or icing thereon detaches.

Abstract: The application describes an arrangement for coating interior trim components in passenger aircraft while complying with relevant fire protection standards and at the same time improving thermal comfort, with a layer arrangement which comprises a transparent layer and further functional layers, wherein the layer arrangement can be applied to the interior trim components, in particular to the side of the cabin wall which faces the passenger. At least in some regions, a rear coating that faces away from the interior of the cabin of the passenger aircraft has been applied to the transparent layer. Due to the rear coating of the transparent layer, the thermal comfort of passengers which are seated in the window regions of the cabin is believed to be enhanced.