I dont want to go on and on about my first post about de.icing....but going back to basics....its not the de.ice fluid that melts the ice....it is the HEAT of the fluid that melts the ice.....the amount and fine quantity of the spray that was used could not have made a AB330 warm enough to go through ice and standing snow....with just 320 odd ltrs.....no matter what sort of de ice fluid was being used.....that only comes into its own when the ice has gone....
Point of order M'lud.
I may be misreading the above quote but the de-ice process is not designed to heat the airframe.
As I'm sure you are aware, the type of de-ice fluid used will give holdover times based on it's ability to withstand re-freezing. Not heat transfer.
I'm glad you understand the process as there are too many that still think the ice is removed by hydraulic action or chemical reaction.
