Originally Posted by Spadhampton
...The propeller Ice shield behind the cockpit door is gone!
That particular aircraft (SN 845) was not ordered with de-icing equipment - hence, no ice shields.
If a customer orders an aircraft with equipment for FIKI (flight in known icing) installed, the ice shields come as part of that package.
Below is a photo of our company technical demonstrator, which has the complete FIKI package installed. The ice shields are still there...
Note that this picture was taken about a year ago on the ramp outside our hangar - the maintenance technicians had just removed the cuff fairing from where the wing root meets the fuselage - no, we did not forget to install it...
Michael
The Series 400 Technical Demonstrator (with ice shields)
