Originally Posted by shy talk
I thought the thing was meant to Auger in if one was reckless enough to attempt a T/O with a teensy fraction of what these guys had on their wing?
Further research after the
US Air 405 accident showed the rapid degradation of lift with ice - but also highlighted that aircraft without leading edge devices were much more susceptible to icing increased stall speeds and reduced lift than those with them.
US Air 405, and the similar
Air Ontario 1363 accident were both F28s.
The more "well known"
Air Florida flight 90, a 737 which crashed into the Potomac river was more an issue of incorrectly set engine thrust (due icing of the P2T2 engine sensors) than ice on the wing.