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Old 30th Dec 2019, 01:18
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Eric Janson
 
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The danger of freezing fog cannot be understated. Freezing fog contains super cooled water particles that will freeze instantly when disturbed by a rapidly moving surface.

I have had propeller blades collect 1/2cm of clear ice just on a short taxi in freezing fog.

The same is possible on the fan and compressor section of a jet engine.
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