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Old 3rd Feb 2014, 17:31
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awblain
 
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Anemometer?

Could the anemometer icing heater work well enough?
Iced anemometers are likely to give a zero reading?

Maybe a spinning Sidewinder type wheel to measure power from the airflow, or a piezoelectric shear plate to measure stress on a surface not prone to icing.
Someone mentioned having an emergency pop-up spare at some point too.

I'm not sure any of these would work better in bad conditions than the current standard.
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