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Old 7th Mar 2009, 14:05
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TURIN
 
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RUSH2112 (excellent album by the way)

Put a bottle of Gin or Vodka in the freezer for a few days, take it out and watch as the frost develops on the bottle. That is exactly what happens to a cold soaked wing full (or even parially full) of fuel.

If your a/c is on the ground for a while IE several hours, and the a/c is re-fuelled with warm fuel then the ice will slowly melt. Usually.

If on the other hand you are on a quick turnaround and not uplifting much fuel then the ice will not melt unless the sun is belting down or the outside air temp is +(insert Changi local here) degrees.

Hope this helps.

PS, Hemispheres is a better album IMO.
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