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In this video, Red Bull Air Race World Champion and former Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot Matt Hall reveals the best aircraft cleaning product he has ever used.

Scientific testing of Zi-400 dates back to 1993, when the Australian Defence Force commissioned a study into the impact of 19 fully approved aviation cleaning products on the corrosion rates of aluminium alloy used in military aircraft.

All aircraft whether general aviation, business jets, commercial airliners or defence aircraft will begin the ageing process from the day they are first flown.

Paul Andronicou is a Melbourne based aerobatic air show display & unlimited category competition pilot – claiming the title of Australia’s unlimited aerobatic and freestyle champion in 2011…

If you want an excellent gas turbine compressor cleaner, then you had better use one with an established pedigree. Over 30 years ago the RAF commissioned ZOK; a UK based chemical manufacturer to formulate a compressor cleaner that would clean and at the same time protect the Sea King helicopter jet engine…

Solidus Industries are excited to announce that Heliflite Services Pty Ltd have become authorised resellers of our Aviation range of products.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) recently released an Airworthiness Bulletin to address the widespread trend of aircraft operators washing with unapproved cleaning products, which have been known to cause corrosion damage to the airframe…

The cost of corrosion to the U.S. Commercial aircraft industry for the year 1996 was estimated at $2.225 billion. Further, it has been stated that corrosion costs the US military about $20 billion each year.

At Rotortech 2014 we talked with Charles Cheesman, Technical Manager at Solidus Industries, about the importance of washing aircraft with certified products.

Gas turbine compressor washing – to do or not to do? That’s certainly a leading question. Perhaps the answer is not that difficult in reality.

In 1989 Annie Mack, an experienced business manager, formed a new company. The plan was to manufacture and distribute environmentally responsible cleaning products for the Aviation, Power Generation and Mining Industries.

Airframe washing is an essential part of aircraft maintenance. Read our ultimate guide on how to wash an aircraft to maximise the lifespan of your aircraft and save on corrosion related maintenance costs.

Solidus Industries would like to congratulate 12 Apostle Helicopters on the acquisition of their new EC120. The system incorporates four cameras providing footage of the entire tour including internal enroute video of their guests…