PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Turbo prop icing
View Single Post
Old 16th January 2019 | 18:18
  #9 (permalink)  
27/09
 
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 2,288
Likes: 1
From: Enzed
The loss of lift and or control due to ice accumulation on the wings and tailplane will have a far bigger impact before the total weight ever becomes an issue.

It doesn't take significant amounts of ice to significantly reduce lift.
27/09 is offline  
Reply