Originally Posted by SpazSinbad;
. As an afterthought was an MRD called a 'sicart'?
A Sicard is a different beast..... Powered brushes that swept snow to a blower that pushed it up a chimney so a stream of snow would be blown clear of the operating surfaces..
I seem to recall that by the time the runway, taxiways, dispersals and hangar access were clear, snow would have thawed anyway.