Bae 146 icing
A little bit of knowledge is dangerous I suppose so therefor I am dangerous.
I have a cursory idea about the process of certifying an aircraft for flight in known icing conditions. The BAe 146 has that many restrictions and performance penalties when in icing conditions it almost seems to me that they should have made vast improvements to the anti icing systems in the beginning and certaintly in the meantime. What exact criteria were used to assess the suitability of this airframe in icing conditions during the initial flight tests and why have BAe not been more aggressive in rectifying the many limitations placed on the 146 in icing conditions since certification?
[This message has been edited by sprucegoose (edited 02 February 2000).]