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Old 9th Oct 2008, 12:08
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The folks at Long Beach learned that you can still form ice on the top of the wing even when the fuel isn't high enough to be in contact with the top. Something to do with convection and conduction.

At least the A330 doesn't have engines behind the wing.
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