PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - De-icing when there is no ice
View Single Post
Old 8th Dec 2004, 10:42
  #13 (permalink)  
King Muppet
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sesame Street
Posts: 27
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Alexban

The possibility of encountering icing conditions after take-off is not a consideration of an anti-ice treatment. Most guidance on de-icing/anti-icing will contain warnings on this. See the AEA document: numerous notes along the lines of "De-icing/anti-icing fluids used during ground de-icing/anti-icing are not intended for - and do not provide - protection during flight."

I think someone has already commented on the fact that much of that fluid will have come unstuck by lift-off. Also a good reason not to sit too close behind another aircraft prior to take-off due to the jet blast effect on fluid.
--
Edit: think the comment on fluid separation must have been in another, similar thread.
King Muppet is offline