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Old 26th Feb 2010, 19:29
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Some a/cs have very little anti or de-icing in the wing itself to begin with. The A380 only has one slat on each side of the wing with ice protection. Other than that, there is no ice protection along the entire LE of the wing. The A330 only has anti-ice for four slats on the outboard side only.
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